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Aerofoil

//ˈɛəɹ.əˌfɔɪl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    British standard form of airfoil. British, alt-of, standard

    "We may look upon this figure as representing in section a theoretical wing-form, or aerofoil"

  2. 2
    a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight wordnet

Etymology

From aero- + foil.

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