💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Vortilon"
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| Word | Definition |
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| wake vortexnoun | (aviation, aerodynamics) One of the paired vortices formed behind any heavier-than-air aircraft when producing lift, created by the velocity differential between the air being accelerated downwards by the wings (or other lifting surface), on the one hand, and the unaccelerated air beyond the aircraft's wingtips, on the other. |
| wingletnoun | (aeronautics) A winglike structure at a wingtip set at an angle to the plane of the wing designed to reduce drag by its effect on wingtip vortices. |
| vorticenoun | (nonstandard) Alternative form of vortex. [A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.] |
| dogvanenoun | (nautical) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or other light material, fastened to the end of a short staff and placed on the weather gunwale of a sailing ship to assist the helmsman to judge the direction of the wind. |
| vanenoun | A weather vane. |
| flybarnoun | A stabilising bar on a helicopter rotor. |
| dog toothnoun | (aviation, informal) A sharp zig-zag pattern on the leading edge of a wing which increases the vorticity over the wing and reduces spanwise flow. |
| weathervanenoun | Alternative spelling of weather vane. [A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.] |
| paravanenoun | (nautical) A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines. |
| viretonnoun | (historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flight. |
| weather vanenoun | A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind. |
| wind vanenoun | A vane turned by the wind, a weather vane. |
| wingnoun | (zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly. |
| vibroflotnoun | A horizontally vibrating tool used in vibroflotation. |
| flighternoun | (brewing) A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, so as to produce a circular current in the liquor. |
| wing barnoun | A band of contrasting color or of feathers with a distinct appearance that crosses a bird's wing. |
| float boardnoun | One of the boards fixed radially to the rim of an undershot water wheel or a steamer's paddle wheel; a vane. |
| fantailnoun | Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail. |
| vrillenoun | (aviation) A tailspin. |
| turbillionnoun | (archaic) A whirlwind or vortex. |
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