fairing

1 of 2

noun (1)

fair·​ing ˈfer-iŋ 

1

British

a

: a present bought or given at a fair

b

: gift

2

British : desert entry 4 sense 1

fairing

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a member or structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and to reduce drag (as on an airplane)

Synonyms of fairing

Noun (1)

• gift
• donation
• presentation
• present

Examples of fairing in a Sentence

Noun (1)

business takes him to all corners of the globe, but he never fails to bring back fairings for the family back in London

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Impulse Space will contract with the Space Force to provide end-to-end service, procuring a launch vehicle and then stacking the Helios stage and designated satellite into the payload fairing of the rocket. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

On Falcon 9 launches, the company recovers the booster and payload fairings but tosses the upper stage, which puts a floor under how cheap each launch can get. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026

This photo shows Katalyst Space's LINK robotic servicing satellite awaiting encapsulation inside the fairing of Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 June 2026

The vertical launch horizontal landing spaceplane will be mated to a launch vehicle and will not be encapsulated in the launch vehicle fairings. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

fair entry 4

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fairing

• airing
• bearing
• blaring
• caring
• chairing
• charing
• daring
• erring
• flaring
• glaring
• haring
• herring