fairing

A noun referring to a structure or component added to a vehicle, aircraft, or other object to reduce drag, improve aerodynamics, or provide a smooth outer surface.

• 🇩🇪Ein Bauteil oder eine Verkleidung, die an Fahrzeugen, Flugzeugen oder anderen Objekten angebracht wird, um den Luftwiderstand zu verringern, die Aerodynamik zu verbessern oder eine glatte Außenfläche zu schaffen.

1. Aerodynamic shell C1 formal

   A structure on a vehicle, aircraft, or motorcycle that reduces drag by streamlining the shape.

   • The motorcycle's fairing was damaged in the crash.
   • Engineers designed a new fairing for the race car to improve speed.
   • The aircraft's fairing helps reduce fuel consumption.

   🇩🇪Verkleidung

   Synonyme: cowlingshroud

2. Gift or present C2 formal british

   An archaic term for a gift, especially one given as a token of goodwill.

   • He brought a fairing for his host from his travels.
   • The knight offered a fairing to the lady of the castle.
   • In old tales, a fairing was often a token of affection.

   🇩🇪Geschenk

   Synonyme: giftofferingpresenttoken

• fairings plural form
• fairings' possessive plural form
• fairing's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of making something smooth, even, or properly aligned, or to adjust something to a standard.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das verwendet wird, um die Handlung des Ausgleichens, Glättens oder Anpassens von etwas an einen Standard zu bezeichnen.

1. To make smooth or even C2 formal

   To make a surface smooth, even, or level.

   • The carpenter faired the edges of the wooden plank.
   • They faired the hull of the boat to reduce drag.
   • The sculptor faired the clay to create a smooth finish.

   🇩🇪Ebnen

   Synonyme: evenflattenlevelplanesmoothtrue

   Antonyme: roughroughenuneven

• faired past participle
• faired past simple
• fairing present participle
• fairs third person singular