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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight;
[syn: airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aerofoil \A"["e]r*o*foil`\, n. [A["e]ro- + foil.]
   A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its
   movement through the air; a spread wing, as of a bird.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]