landing flap

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noun

a flap in the undersurface of the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, capable of being moved downward to increase either lift or drag or both, as for landing.Compare split flap (def. 1).

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Origin of landing flap

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby landing flap

landing beam, landing card, landing clerk, landing craft, landing field, landing flap, landing force, landing gear, landing net, landing page, landing party

How to use landing flap in a sentence

The Lion Air captain had left his rookie copilot to make the landing until he realized he was in trouble.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Pages from the Quran fluttered in the air before landing gently on the rubble.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pan Am was granted landing rights at Camp Colombia, an army base near Havana.
Goodbye, Bahamas. Hello, Havana!|Clive Irving|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My editor called and said, “Do a column on this Lena Dunham flap!”
Up to a Point: They Made Me Write About Lena Dunham|P. J. O’Rourke|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Yet, after flipping through Not That Kind of Girl, I do begin to understand what “this Lena Dunham flap” is about.
Up to a Point: They Made Me Write About Lena Dunham|P. J. O’Rourke|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1634 he also prohibited the landing of tobacco any where except at the quay near the custom house in London.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
I've been sailing one way for ever so long, because I don't know how to turn around; but there's a landing-place just ahead.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
There were machine guns here which wiped out the landing parties whenever they tried to get ashore North of the present line.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
A full General landing to inspect overseas is entitled to a salute of 17 guns—well, I got my dues.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Nevertheless, both our arrival that evening and our landing the next morning were very quiet and peaceful.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various