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Airfoil

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A shaped surface such as a wing, fin, or blade that generates lift or directional control when moving through air.

The aeronautical engineer redesigned the airfoil to reduce drag at cruising altitude.

Pronunciation

Syllables

air·foil

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Synonyms

aerofoilwingblade

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Starts AIR, contains FOIL, four vowels A, I, O, I, an excellent vowel dump

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F scores 4 points, FOIL is a useful sub-word, vowel-heavy for clearing surplus tiles

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