winglet noun. ['wɪŋlɪt] E17.
[from WING noun + -LET.]
1. gen. A little wing; a thing resembling this; rare a small winglike appendage on an article of clothing. Chiefly poet. E17.

2. = ALULA. E19.

3. a. A small winglike projection on a mechanism etc. rare. M19.
b. A specially shaped vertical projection on the tip of an aircraft wing for reducing drag; a similar structure on a boat's keel. L20.

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