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flaperon

/ˈflæpərɒn/

flaperon noun: an aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).

Noun

flaperon (plural flaperons)

  1. (aircraft) An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).

Forms of flaperon

pluralflaperons

Origin of flaperon

Blend of flap + aileron.

Questions about flaperon

What does flaperon mean?
Flaperon means an aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).
What part of speech is flaperon?
Flaperon is a noun.
How do you pronounce flaperon?
Flaperon is pronounced /ˈflæpərɒn/.
What is the plural of flaperon?
The plural of flaperon is flaperons.

Words near flaperon in the dictionary

  1. flapdoodlery
  2. flapdoodles
  3. flapdoodling
  4. flapdragon
  5. flapdragons
  6. flaperon
  7. flaperons
  8. flapgate
  9. flapgates
  10. flapjack
  11. flapjacks

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