Synonyms for airfoil

Most common

surface · control surface · wing · airplane US · foil

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.

Related words

Other spellings

aerofoil UK

Forms

Plural

airfoils → surfaces, wings, airplanes, foils…

Example sentences

• surface A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
• wing This bird has a broken wing. It can't fly anymore.
• airplane The airplane was swallowed up in the large clouds.
• foil Yanni found a new job at an aluminum foil factory.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

wing¹, foil¹

7 letters

surface²

8 letters

airplane²

9 letters

aeroplane

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (surface² = 2 syllables).