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ailerons
noun(ai-le-ron)
a movable airfoil at the trailing edge of an airplane wing that is used for imparting a rolling motion especially in banking for turns
ailerons
noun(ai-le-ron)
an aileron having a nose portion projecting ahead of the hinge axis and a lower surface in line with the lower surface of the wing

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