Plural of flap
regular plural
The plural of flap is flaps.
Forms of flap
| Singular | flap /flæp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | flaps /flæps/ |
| Countable | countable |
Flaps in a sentence
- the flaps of a table
- Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
- During taxi, the flaps and slats are extended and the second engine (if not already running) is started.From the entry taxi
- She flaps her hands and arms, eyes glaring, head shaking – charading Non, non, NON!2015, Graeme Fife, Tour de France: The History, The Legend, The Riders. From the entry charade
- One patient wanted the flap reviewed for esthetic reasons. sural and supramalleolar flaps are very reliable.2014 March 18, Alexandre Carvalho Quirino, Karen Cristina Viegas, “Fasciocutaneous flaps for covering foot and ankle injuries☆☆☆”, in…. From the entry supramalleolar
Meaning of flap
- noun Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
- noun A hinged leaf.
- noun A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane, used to increase lift and drag.
Questions about the plural of flap
- What is the plural of flap?
- The plural of flap is flaps.
- Is flap countable?
- Flap is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: flap (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Plural of flap.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/plural/flap. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.