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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Aileron

/(ā"lē̇*rŏn)/ · Ai·le·ron · IPA /ˈeɪləɹɑn/
01 n. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
  1. 1.
    A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
  2. 2.
    A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to control lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane.(Aëronautics)