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Krueger flap

Krueger flap noun: a kind of lift enhancement device to be fitted to the leading edge of an aircraft wing.

Noun

Krueger flap (plural Krueger flaps)

  1. A kind of lift enhancement device to be fitted to the leading edge of an aircraft wing.

Forms of Krueger flap

pluralKrueger flaps

Origin of Krueger flap

Invented by Werner Krüger in 1943.

Questions about Krueger flap

What does Krueger flap mean?
Krueger flap means a kind of lift enhancement device to be fitted to the leading edge of an aircraft wing.
What part of speech is Krueger flap?
Krueger flap is a noun.
What is the plural of Krueger flap?
The plural of Krueger flap is Krueger flaps.

Words near Krueger flap in the dictionary

  1. Kruchten
  2. Kruchtens
  3. Kruczek
  4. Kruczeks
  5. Krueger
  6. Krueger flap
  7. Krueger flaps
  8. Kruegeresque
  9. Kruegers
  10. kruft
  11. Krug

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