- stiffener
- Structural members attached to the skin to resist compressive and bending loads. They also help to hold the shape of the wings and other surfaces.
Some methods of stiffening panels.
Aviation dictionary. 2014.
stiffener
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Stiffener — Stiff en*er, n. One who, or that which, stiffens anything, as a piece of stiff cloth in a cravat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stiffener — noun Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar. ... he wears a wisp of black silk round his neck, without any stiffener, as an apology for a neckerchief … Wiktionary
stiffener — An angle, T bar channel, built up section etc, used to stiffen plating of a bulkhead, etc. Also see sill stiffener … Dictionary of automotive terms
stiffener — stiffen ► VERB 1) make or become stiff. 2) make or become stronger or more steadfast. DERIVATIVES stiffener noun … English terms dictionary
stiffener — noun see stiffen … New Collegiate Dictionary
stiffener — /stif euh neuhr, stif neuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that stiffens. 2. any substance, as starch or buckram, that serves to stiffen fabric. [1690 1700; STIFFEN + ER1] * * * … Universalium
Stiffener — alcoholic drink … Dictionary of Australian slang
stiffener — Australian Slang alcoholic drink … English dialects glossary
stiffener — stiff·en·er || stɪfnÉ™(r) n. substance that serves to make stiff, substance that serves to make rigid; substance that stiffens cloth … English contemporary dictionary
stiffener — a drink of spirits A variant of the common bracer, owing perhaps something to being a stiff one2: ... careless riders would fall away, in search of a few stiffeners. (Flanagan, 1988 and then fall off, you might suppose) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
