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spoiler

spoiler

6 6.5
A flat part on a car or plane that changes the air to reduce lift and help control
  • noun
  • /ˈspɔɪlər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : alerón
  • The car's rear spoiler improves its aerodynamics and keeps it stable at high speeds.
  • rear spoiler
  • car spoiler
  • front spoiler

It's not too large, but it does have a spoiler, makes the down forces are better.

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Examples

  • Perhaps it looks better from the rear, sporting quad exhausts and the dry carbon fiber spoiler.

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  • Yes, that's right, the rear spoiler, it is massive.

  • It's not too large, but it does have a spoiler, makes the down forces are better.

  • Take, for example, the "wing" that replaced the rear spoiler for a few years.

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  • The spoiler keeps a race car's wheels on the ground.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The rear is characterized by the large spoiler for greater negative lift at high speeds.

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  • A "spoiler" on a race car is a wing with the curved (longer) bottom surface.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Later, the bumpers have been redesigned for the series of three cars and a plastic spoiler on the boot (trunk).

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  • With a sleek spoiler attached to the trunk, the vehicle had a much sportier appearance.

  • After installing a new spoiler, the driver noticed better handling around sharp turns.

Synonyms

baffler
vsspoiler
  • Specialized
8.3

A plate or screen that slows and directs flow in a machine

reduces lift and improves stability by changing airflow on vehicles and aircraft

Compounds

spoiler alert
  • Texting
7 3.9

A warning that someone will tell important story details

How Effective

airbrake
  • Specialized
7.0
spoiler
  • Specialized
6 6.5
winglet
  • Specialized
1 6.7

Surface Forms

spoiler singular
spoilers plural

Morphology

spoiler = spoil (transparent) = spoil + er

The device 'spoils' (reduces) lift or airflow; the agent/instrument derivation spoil + -er is straightforward.

Etymology

Spoiler comes from the verb spoil, which means 'to ruin'. A car or plane spoiler 'spoils' the airflow or lift on purpose, so the name shows it 'ruins' lift to help the vehicle stay stable.