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spoiler

aeronautics device for reducing aerodynamic lift, plates on the top surface of a wing
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spoiler

Summary

spoiler ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • spoiler is a type of aircraft component[2].
  • spoiler is used for reduction[3].
  • spoiler's Commons category is recorded as Spoilers (aircraft wings)[4].
  • spoiler's partially coincident with is recorded as spoileron[5].
  • spoiler's different from is recorded as Window deflector[6].
  • spoiler's different from is recorded as muzzle brake[7].

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Definition and Type

spoiler is a type of aircraft component[2].

Use and Application

spoiler is used for reduction[3].

Influence

Things named for spoiler include spoileron[8].

Why It Matters

spoiler ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).[1] spoiler has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] spoiler is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Entities named for spoiler include spoileron[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). spoiler. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/spoiler-q1760097
MLA “spoiler.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/spoiler-q1760097.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_spoiler-q1760097_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{spoiler}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/spoiler-q1760097}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partially coincident with → spoileron
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → aircraft component
    Has use → reduction
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529443105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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