fairing

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noun (1)

fair·​ing ˈfer-iŋ How to pronounce fairing (audio)
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1
British
a
: a present bought or given at a fair
b
: gift
2
British : desert entry 4 sense 1

fairing

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noun (2)

: a member or structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and to reduce drag (as on an airplane)

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Noun (1) business takes him to all corners of the globe, but he never fails to bring back fairings for the family back in London
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Everything, from the fairing to even the smallest components, is made from carbon. — New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026 On Falcon 9 launches, the company recovers the booster and payload fairings but tosses the upper stage, which puts a floor under how cheap each launch can get. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 The vertical launch horizontal landing spaceplane will be mated to a launch vehicle and will not be encapsulated in the launch vehicle fairings. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026 Six more Atlas Vs in ULA’s inventory are assigned to launch Boeing’s Starliner crew capsules to the International Space Station, and those missions will fly without a fairing. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fairing

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Etymology

Noun (2)

fair entry 4

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fairing was in 1574

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“Fairing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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