trim tab

or trimming tab

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noun Aeronautics.

an independently controlled tab set in the trailing edge of a control surface, as an elevator, aileron, or rudder, to hold it in a position suitable for stabilizing the aircraft in a flight attitude.

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Words nearby trim tab

trimorph, trimorphism, trimotor, trim rail, trim size, trim tab, Trimurti, Trinacria, Trinacrian, trinal, trinary

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How to use trim tab in a sentence

His flesh is sagging a bit, but he is still trim and looks lean, sinewy and tough.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Fold over the edges and crimp, then trim any remaining excess.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Pumpkin Pecan Pie|Carla Hall|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So the following year dozens of Santas, in full red and white trim, boarded a plane to Portland.
Before the Bros, SantaCon Was as an Anti-Corporate Protest|David Freedlander|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rubenstein turned 65 in August, and he appears as trim and energetic as when he pulled all-nighters in the Carter White House.
Patriotic Philanthropy: Not an Oxymoron|Eleanor Clift|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That victory for the tab became a bargaining chip in all future dealings with the superstar.
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Very trim and strong, and confident he looked, with the glow of youth in his cheeks, and the spark of happiness in his gray eyes.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
A trim maid then brought in the tea equipage, and Georgie did the honours with her usual unaffected grace.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Then we mounted and took to the trail again, stripped down to fighting-trim, unhampered by a pack-horse.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The sense, in the present passage, is evidently 'to trim,' with reference to the eyebrows.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
He had his key ready in his hand, terra cotta-hued tab swinging loose.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for trim tab

trim tab

noun

a small control surface attached to the trailing edge of a main control surface to enable the pilot to trim an aircraft

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