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flaperon

American  
[flap-uh-ron] / ˈflæp əˌrɒn /

noun

Aeronautics.
  1. a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.


Etymology

Origin of flaperon

flap + (ail)eron

Example Sentences

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Knowing precise sea-surface temperatures and times the barnacles drifted on the flaperon could narrow the search area by an order of magnitude.

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

France is conducting its own investigation and has not handed over the Reunion Island flaperon to the wider investigation.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2017

"You cannot get the flaperon to extend any other way than if somebody extended it," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2016

Based on the experience of the flaperon, Dolan warns to “not have too many expectations”: even if it is found to be from MH370, it would not necessarily lead to the plane.

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2016

French investigators have said the flaperon very likely came from the missing jet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 7, 2015

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