fairing

[ fair-ing ]
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noun
  1. a structure on the exterior of an aircraft or boat, for reducing drag.

  2. a structure, as a rigid, transparent, plastic sheet, at the front of a motorcycle, bicycle, etc., for deflecting wind and rain.

Origin of fairing

1
First recorded in 1910–15; fair1 + -ing1

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How to use fairing in a sentence

  • Children came boldly up to us for fairings or gifts, and they strayed—the scamps!

    John Splendid | Neil Munro
  • It's no use looking on life as if it was Treddles'on Fair, where folks only go to see shows and get fairings.

    Adam Bede | George Eliot
  • Rival clans tried to jump each other's hunting territories, raid fairings.

    Key Out of Time | Andre Alice Norton
  • But now as he was sitting turning over his fairings, a tidings befel.

    The Sundering Flood | William Morris
  • Mayn't a man take his cousin to the Soho Bazaar, and buy fairings for her?

    Contraband | G. J. Whyte-Melville

British Dictionary definitions for fairing (1 of 2)

fairing1

/ (ˈfɛərɪŋ) /


noun
  1. an external metal structure fitted around parts of an aircraft, car, vessel, etc, to reduce drag: Also called: fillet Compare cowling

Origin of fairing

1
C20: fair 1 + -ing 1

British Dictionary definitions for fairing (2 of 2)

fairing2

/ (ˈfɛərɪŋ) /


noun
  1. archaic a present, esp from a fair

  2. a sweet circular biscuit made with butter

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