flaps
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flaps
Example Sentences
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The canvas flaps in the back of the truck opened to reveal Luc.
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He crawled through the back flaps of the box.
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A great figure was gliding in across the sky, its wings moving in lazy flaps.
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Below us sheep graze in the fields and clothes flaps on a washing line in a back garden.
From BBC
She flaps her hand in the direction of Ray’s house.
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