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UK
/flˈæps/
]
[ US /ˈfɫæps/ ]
[ US /ˈfɫæps/ ]
NOUN
- a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
How To Use flaps In A Sentence
- Gusty winds can pick you up or drop you down, so stay a little high, knowing slips or flaps can get you down more safely.
- In the early part of the twentieth century, the B.V.D. brand of men's underwear (notable for its front buttons and back flaps) so dominated the marketplace that 'BVDs' became a general term used to refer to any brand of similar product (i.e., lightweight, one-piece long underwear for men), and eventually to all types and brands of men's underwear as well. New Urban Legends
- The wing flaps were not extended at the time of the accident.
- The chief appeared with a dramatic parting of tent-flaps.
- In a centered closure, the zipper is concealed by two flaps of cloth running along either side.
- He flaps as one might, when shocked from deep sleep. Times, Sunday Times
- With the right side down, fold all the flaps in towards the middle, and crease using your popsicle stick or paper creaser(sometimes these are called “bone folders” though they are generally made from plastic nowadays). glue the large side flap over the top of the folded in bottom (the tapered end is the top) and opposite side flap. Printer-Friendly Grocery Shopping: Brown Paper Seed Packet Business Cards Tutorial
- Fistulous openings in either of the flaps _a, a_ must now be carefully curetted and dressed, and the flaps allowed to fall into position. Diseases of the Horse's Foot
- It has heat-sealed seams for additional waterproofing, embroiderable front-vented flaps, and concealed shockcord drawstrings at the hood and open bottom hem.
- Each wing has a single aileron surface on the trailing edge to control roll and two flaps to control lift and drag.