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Definition of Fairing
1. n. A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair.
Definition of Fairing
1. Verb. (present participle of fair#Verb fair) ¹
2. Noun. A structure on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag ¹
3. Noun. A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair. (Uncommon) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fairing
1. a structure on an aircraft serving to reduce drag [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fairing
Literary usage of Fairing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Naval Architecture: A Manual on Laying-off Iron, Steel and Composite Vessels by Thomas Henry Watson (1898)
"Layin/i-nff the Vc***tl on the Loft Floor : Mode of Procedure— Drawing in the
Profile—Body and Half Breadth Plans, fairing-up the Body Plan—The Best Lines ..."
2. Airscrews in Theory and Experiment by Arthur Fage (1920)
"The need for, and the nature of, the fairing at the front of the body depends
... Obviously, fairing would not be desirable if the radiator were mounted at ..."
3. Naval Architecture: A Treatise on Laying Off and Building Wood, Iron, and by Samuel James Pope Thearle (1876)
"Hence a fairing, or correcting process, has to be performed before the ...
fairing the Body.—The mutual dependence of the three plans upon each other has ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"Maureen's fairing, by Jane Barlow. This delightful collection of eight short stories
... fairing ..."
5. Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (2006)
"Once the payload is within the payload fairing, it is under continuous conditioned
air or gaseous nitrogen purge, which means that a positive pressure ..."
6. Palmer's Index to "The Times" Newspaper (1895)
"... M., Killed by fairing. Precipice, lo t 3 h .. ; • ". ' . ' -»— barner.
Wm., Accid. .... fairing ..."
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