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airfoil

noun air·foil \-ˌfȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of AIRFOIL

:  a body (as an airplane wing or propeller blade) designed to provide a desired reaction force when in motion relative to the surrounding air
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First Known Use of AIRFOIL

1919

Rhymes with AIRFOIL

coal oil, corn oil, fish oil, fixed oil, free-soil, fuel oil, gas oil, night soil, palm oil, red soil, rose oil, shale oil, snake oil, sperm oil, subsoil, tung oil, white oil

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. airfoil
  2. axis of an airfoil
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