vleugel

Definitions of vleugel
  1. noun
    a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
    synonyms: vaantje, vlerk, wiek
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    types:
    dekschild, halfschild, schildvleugel, vleugelschild
    either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
    type of:
    orgaan
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
  2. noun
    one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
    synonyms: draagvlak
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    type of:
    draagvleugel, propellerblad
    a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
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