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Wingtip vs Winglet - What's the difference?

wingtip | winglet |

As nouns the difference between wingtip and winglet

is that wingtip is the extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft or bird while winglet is .

wingtip

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft or bird
  • A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe

    • winglet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.

    • See also

    * wing fence * (Wingtip device) * (commonslite)

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