Definitions For Winglet

Noun

WINGLET (plural WINGLETs) A little wing. (aeronautics) A winglike structure at a wingtip set at an angle to the plane of the wing designed to reduce drag by its effect on wingtip vortex, vortices. The bastard wing or alula of a bird. The pterygium of a weevil.

Synonyms

wingtip device sharklet

Translations

Finnish: siiveke Polish: szkrzydełko, n Finnish: siipiuloke, winglet

See also

wing fence {{pedialite, Wingtip device}} {{commonslite}}

Etymology

wing + let

Anagrams

welting

Is Winglet a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14

The word Winglet is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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