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FLAPS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
Synonyms:
flap; flaps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flaps" is a kind of...):
aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flaps"):
landing flap (a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing)
Holonyms ("flaps" is a part of...):
wing (one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane)
II. (verb)
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Present simple (third person singular) of the verb flap
