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elevon

[ el-uh-von ]
/ ˈɛl əˌvɒn /
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noun Aeronautics.
a control surface functioning both as an elevator and as an aileron.
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Origin of elevon

First recorded in 1940–45; elev(ator) + (ailer)on

Words nearby elevon

elevenses, eleventh, Eleventh Amendment, eleventh chord, eleventh hour, elevon, Elevsís, elf, El Faiyum, El Fasher, elf-cup
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British Dictionary definitions for elevon

elevon
/ (ˈɛlɪˌvɒn) /
noun
an aircraft control surface that combines the functions of an elevator and aileron, usually fitted to tailless or delta-wing aircraft

Word Origin for elevon

C20: from elev (ator) + (ailer) on
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