: a small wing
also
: a nearly vertical airfoil at an airplane's wingtip that reduces drag by inhibiting turbulence
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There are also numerous air-sculpting details, including gurneys atop the windshield frame and tiny winglets on the side mirrors and door handles.
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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
In between, the bodywork swoops and swirls, forming a slender fuel tank, narrow waist and even radiator shrouds that incorporate down-force winglets, all blended together into an almost beetle-like body structure that houses the engine, frame and suspension components.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But there, at the end of the wing, was a jagged ridge, perhaps a foot high, where the five-foot-tall winglet was supposed to be.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Passenger Robert Earl Glenn II shared a picture of the congregation of bees, showing almost the entire winglet covered in the insects.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 5 May 2023
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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
In between, the bodywork swoops and swirls, forming a slender fuel tank, narrow waist and even radiator shrouds that incorporate down-force winglets, all blended together into an almost beetle-like body structure that houses the engine, frame and suspension components.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But there, at the end of the wing, was a jagged ridge, perhaps a foot high, where the five-foot-tall winglet was supposed to be.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Passenger Robert Earl Glenn II shared a picture of the congregation of bees, showing almost the entire winglet covered in the insects.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 5 May 2023
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“Winglet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winglet. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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