Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun airfoil

1 sense of airfoil

Sense 1
airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface -- (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")