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fairing

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fair·ing 1  (fârng)
n.
An auxiliary structure or the external surface of a vehicle, such as an aircraft, that serves to reduce drag.
fair·ing 2  (fârng)
n. Chiefly British
A gift, especially one bought or given at a fair.
fairing1
n
(Engineering / General Engineering) an external metal structure fitted around parts of an aircraft, car, vessel, etc., to reduce drag Also called fillet Compare cowling
[fair1 + -ing1]
fairing2
n
1. Archaic a present, esp from a fair
2. (Cookery) a sweet circular biscuit made with butter
Translations
fairing
n (Aviat, Aut) → Stromlinienverkleidung f


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Yet, no matter how you may be fairing, you must not look for help from me, for only today I burned my left hand with the iron
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
I wouldn't ha' done it, only I wanted summut to buy 'ee a fairing wi', and I be as vlush o' money as a twod o' feathers.
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