flaperon

[ flap-uh-ron ]
/ ˈflæp əˌrɒn /

noun Aeronautics.

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

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Origin of flaperon

flap + (ail)eron

Words nearby flaperon

flap door, flap operation, flap valve, flapdoodle, flapdragon, flaperon, flapjack, flapless amputation, flappable, flapper, flappers
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