flaps (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *flaps*:
NOUN	artifact	flaps, flap	a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing

flaps > pronunciation
Sounds	flae'ps
Rhymes	collapse ... taps: 11 rhymes with aeps...

English > *flaps*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag.
Synonym	flap
Part of	wing	One of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
Narrower	landing flap	A flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing
Broader	airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface	A device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air
Spanish	alerones, flap, flaps

HyperDic: flaps