airfoil
noun
air·foil
ˈer-ˌfȯi(-ə)l 
: a body (such 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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Muscular contractions flatten the body cross-section from circular to highly depressed, forming a wing-like airfoil.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The first is that the arms holding the rotors have been shaped into slim airfoils capable of generating some passive lift at cruise speed.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2025
Howard Huestis, president of IAM Local 1746, which represents 1,600 members in East Hartford, pointed Monday to Pratt’s construction of a new, $650 million, state-of-the-art turbine airfoil production plant in Asheville, N.C., a non-union facility.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
One of three key findings in the report was that the solid plate girder and deck acted as an airfoil, creating drag and lift, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The first is that the arms holding the rotors have been shaped into slim airfoils capable of generating some passive lift at cruise speed.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2025
Howard Huestis, president of IAM Local 1746, which represents 1,600 members in East Hartford, pointed Monday to Pratt’s construction of a new, $650 million, state-of-the-art turbine airfoil production plant in Asheville, N.C., a non-union facility.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
One of three key findings in the report was that the solid plate girder and deck acted as an airfoil, creating drag and lift, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Airfoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfoil. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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airfoil
noun
air·foil
-ˌfȯil
: an airplane surface (as a wing or rudder) designed to produce reaction from the air through which it moves
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