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a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

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  1. n. a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
  2. A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its movement through the air; a spread wing, as of a bird.
  3. A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its movementthrough the air; a spread wing, as of a bird.
  4. n a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight