airfoil

Plural: airfoils

Noun

• A structure with curved surfaces designed to provide lift in flight.
• a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
• A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
• A wing of an aircraft.

Examples

• His strategy had lift, like an AIRFOIL, after he played that word.

Synonyms

aerofoil, control surface, surface, foil, wing