Look up: aileron

1. aileron
   [n] - an airfoil that controls lateral motion
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2. Aileron
   These are situated on the trailing (back) edge of the wing and are used to make the aircraft roll. See also: Aerofoil, Elevator, Elevon, Rudder, Wing Warping.
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3. Aileron
   Movable aerofoil fitted near the wing-tip of an aeroplane and designed to make possible a rolling movement about the longitudinal axis. Ailerons are invariably connected differentially to the control column so that when one is raised to depress a wing the other is lowered to raise its wing.
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4. aileron
   a movable portion of an airplane wing or a movable airfoil external...the wing whose function is to impart a rolling motion to the airplane and thus provide lateral control Category: Transport • the primary control surface located near the wing tip,which makes up part of the total wing a...
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5. Aileron
   Ai'le·ron noun [ French, dim. of aile wing.] 1. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church. 2. (Aëronautics) A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machin...
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6. aileron
   noun an airfoil that controls lateral motion
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7. Aileron
   • (n.) A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to preserve or destroy lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane. • (n.) A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
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8. aileron
   movable part of an airplane wing that is controlled by the pilot and permits him to roll the aircraft around its longitudinal axis. Ailerons are ... [2 related articles]
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9. Aileron
   Ailerons are hinged flight control surfaces attached to the trailing edge of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. The ailerons are used to control the aircraft in roll, which results in a change in heading due to the tilting of the lift vector. The two ailerons are typically interconnected so that on...
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10. aileron
    One the three primary flight control surfaces found on aircraft. Ailerons are movable surfaces that control movement about the longitudinal axis, known as roll. The ailerons are used along with the rudder to make turns. One aileron is found at the outer trailing edge of each wing. They impart a ro...
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11. aileron
    aileron: see airfoil; airplane.
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12. AILERON
    The movable areas of a wingform that control or affect the roll of an aircraft by working opposite one another
    Found on http://www.aerofiles.com/glossary.html