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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