ALL meanings of airfoil
air·foil
A a - noun airfoil a cross section of an aileron, wing, tailplane, or rotor blade 3
- noun airfoil a part with a flat or curved surface, as a wing, rudder, etc., specifically designed to keep an aircraft up or control its movements by reacting to the air through which it moves 3
- noun airfoil a similar winglike surface designed to improve stability for high-speed cars and boats; spoiler 3
- noun airfoil An airfoil is a flat shape such as a wing that is intended to produce a particular effect from the flow of air. 3
- noun airfoil A structure with curved surfaces designed to give the most favorable ratio of lift to drag in flight, used as the basic form of the wings, fins, and horizontal stabilizer of most aircraft. 1
- noun airfoil any surface, as a wing, aileron, or stabilizer, designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of the air currents through which it moves. 1
- noun airfoil aircraft: wing flap to give lift 1
- noun airfoil (American) A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air. 0
- noun airfoil (American) A wing of an aircraft. 0