elevon

American

[el-uh-von] / ˈɛl əˌvɒn /

noun

Aeronautics.

a control surface functioning both as an elevator and as an aileron.

elevon British

/ ˈɛlɪˌvɒn /

noun

an aircraft control surface that combines the functions of an elevator and aileron, usually fitted to tailless or delta-wing aircraft

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Etymology

Origin of elevon

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

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Refining one small part, a wing flap called the elevon, consumed weeks, Mr. Roy said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2016

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