Synonyms for aileron

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ey-luh-ron

Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪ ləˌrɒn

Définition of aileron

Origin : 1909, from French aileron, altered (by influence of aile "wing"), from French aleron "little wing," diminutive of Old French ele "wing" (12c.), from Latin ala "wing" (see aisle).

As in wing : noun organ, device of flight

Example sentences :

They shot away my aileron control, and we were in a very bad way.
Extract from : « Some Naval Yarns » by Mordaunt Hall

The part of the wing which can be warped is called the aileron.
Extract from : « The Romance of Aircraft » by Lawrence Yard Smith

In that way I depress the aileron on the side I want to sail.
Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings » by Dorothy Wayne

If one wing tends to dip, the aileron on that side is depressed.
Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 » by Various

Why, they couldn't tell an aileron from an elevator if it was to save their lives!
Extract from : « Skyrider » by B. M. Bower

Wire, Aileron Gap—A wire connecting top and bottom ailerons.
Extract from : « The Aeroplane Speaks » by H. Barber

Don't slack this, or some gusty day the pilot may unexpectedly find himself minus the aileron control.
Extract from : « The Aeroplane Speaks » by H. Barber

He slid his thumb across the black gun button as he set his windbreaker's edge on a line with Allison's aileron slit.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. » by Rutherford G. Montgomery

He closed his mouth firmly and fixed his eyes on the aileron slit ahead.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. » by Rutherford G. Montgomery

Stan opened up and saw an aileron flutter away from the plummeting fighter.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. » by Rutherford G. Montgomery

Antonyms for aileron

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