Examples of “aileron” in a Sentence

noun An aileron is a hinged flap on the back edge of an aircraft wing that the pilot moves to control the plane's roll.

• The pilot eased the stick to the left, and the aileron on that wing tilted downward.
• A jammed aileron can make an aircraft very difficult to bank.
• Ailerons on each wing work in opposite directions to roll the plane.

noun In architecture, an aileron is a half gable, seen for instance where a penthouse roof slopes down or beside a church's aisle.

• The old church roof had a small aileron above the side aisle.
• An aileron finished off the sloping end of the penthouse roof.