air spoiler

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• Spoiler — could refer to * Spoiler (aeronautics), a device to reduce lift in aeronautics * Spoiler (automotive), a device to modify air flow in order to increase fuel efficiency or improve handling in automobiles * Spoiler (sports), a team that has been… …   Wikipedia

• spoiler — [ spɔjlɛr ] n. m. • 1975; mot angl. « aérofrein » ♦ Élément de carrosserie d une automobile, destiné à améliorer l aérodynamisme ou à réduire la portance. Voiture de sport équipée de spoilers et de béquets. ● spoiler nom masculin (anglais spoiler …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Spoiler — Spoil er (spoil [ e]r), n. 1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler. [1913 Webster] 2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless. [1913 Webster] 3. (Aeronautics) A device attached to the wing of an airplane or other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Air brake (road vehicle) — Air brakes are used in trucks, buses, trailers, and semi trailers. George Westinghouse first developed air brakes for use in railway service. A safer air brake was patented by him on March 5, 1872. Originally constructed for use on trains, and… …   Wikipedia

• Air Canada Flight 621 — Accident summary Date July 5, 1970 Type Crew error Site …   Wikipedia

• air dam — air′ dam n. aum a spoiler mounted at the front of an automobile that reduces air flow on the underside of the chassis to increase stability • Etymology: 1960–65 …   From formal English to slang

• air|foil — «AIR FOYL», noun. 1. a wing, aileron, rudder, or other surface designed to help lift or control an aircraft. 2. a spoiler or similar device designed to help keep a car firmly on the road at high speeds …   Useful english dictionary

• Spoiler (automotive) — A spoiler is an automotive aerodynamic device whose intended design function is to spoil unfavorable air movement across a body of a vehicle in motion. Spoilers are often fitted to race and high performance sports cars, although they have become… …   Wikipedia

• air dam — noun : a device attached to the underside of the front of an automobile to improve stability and aerodynamic performance by reducing airflow under the car and to aid engine cooling by increasing the flow of air to the engine compartment * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• Spoiler (aeronautics) — In aeronautics a spoiler (sometimes called a lift dumper) is a device intended to reduce lift in an aircraft. Spoilers are plates on the top surface of a wing which can be extended upward into the airflow and spoil it. By doing so, the spoiler… …   Wikipedia

• spoiler — An aerodynamic wing shaped device attached to a vehicle (usually under the front bumper or on the decklid) to either reduce drag or induce downforce on the vehicle. So called because it spoils the normal flow of air over or under the vehicle. See …   Dictionary of automotive terms