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aileron

/ey-luh-ron/US // ˈeɪ ləˌrɒn //UK // (ˈeɪlərɒn) //

副翼,副驾驶,副边锋

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
    • : a wall at the end of a roof with a single slope, as that of a church aisle.

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Examples

  • Don't slack this, or some gusty day the pilot may unexpectedly find himself minus the aileron control.

  • The aileron which is lowered catches the air currents flowing beneath the wing on that side.

  • Wire, Aileron Balance—A wire connecting the right- and left-hand top ailerons.

  • The left aileron, bending upwards, threw the tottering fabric more and more on one side.

  • Thus the skin for them is leather, the face un mufle, the mouth un bec, the arm un aileron.