fairing
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- noun
- /ˈfɛrɪŋ/
- Specialized
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carenado
- For a while, he rode at over seventy miles an hour, though he had no protection from the wind because the SP had no fairing.
- payload fairing
- carbon-fiber fairing
- rocket fairing
Examples
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Lando saw that a rotary missile launcher had been built into the vehicle's front fairing.
Fiction book (1991) -
Race fairings have been mounted to an '02 before.
Blog text (28) -
And he's broken the front fairing.
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Another thing, rip off the lower fairing and throw it in the trash where it belongs.
Blog text (31) -
Why is it that no manufacturer can make a sportbike fairing like this?
Blog text (17) -
Its fairing had been removed to give it the look of a '60s cafe racer, but no one was fooled.
Fiction book (1999) -
The wings are produced in Japan, the ailerons in Australia, the fairings in Canada, and the doors in France and Sweden.
Academic text (2011) -
The first flight, on August 25, 2009, failed when a portion of the payload fairing stayed attached to the rocket, causing it to fall short of reaching orbit.
Blog text (28) -
Beautiful styling; I hope it sells well so Guzzi can make a model where they extend the suspension a little, add a fairing, good-sized saddlebags, and an available accessory trunk for touring.
Blog text (31) -
The motorcycle's sleek fairing helps it cut through the wind more efficiently.
Synonyms
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A removable metal cover that protects an engine and helps a plane move through the air
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fairing for a vehicle part comes from the verb to fair, which means 'to make smooth or even', so a fairing is a smooth cover put on a plane, bike, or boat to help it move with less wind or water resistance.