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flaps::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flap |
| Type of | aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface |
| Has types | landing flap |
Examples of flaps
flaps
Hastings'husband went to his tent and saw a red stain on one of the outer flaps.
From the washingtonpost.com
It has large flaps of skin between its legs, which it spreads whilst in the air.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Iwaidja language of Australia has both alveolar and retroflex lateral flaps.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The camel has had its nose under the flaps of the church tent for far too long.
From the latimes.com
However, in about 25 percent of the population, the flaps do not fuse together.
From the sciencedaily.com
The dragging flaps on the zippered boots are all of apiece, as is the collection.
From the nytimes.com
Yes, so some models have window flaps that let you expose cards when necessary.
From the tennessean.com
The blades are soft nylon flaps, so even at top speed, they won't hurt your hand.
From the time.com
He said the pilot probably was a minute out from putting the gear and flaps down.
From the news-journalonline.com
- Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
- Roll: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
- Dither: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
- Move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
- Beat: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
- The motion made by flapping up and down
- Flaps are hinged surfaces on the trailing edge of the wings of a fixed-wing aircraft. As flaps are extended, the stalling speed of the aircraft is reduced, which means that the aircraft can fly safely at slower speeds (especially during take off and landing). ...
- LAMP is an acronym for a solution stack of free, open source software, originally coined from the first letters of Linux (operating system), Apache HTTP Server, MySQL (database software) and PHP/Perl/Python, principal components to build a viable general purpose web server .
- (Flaps (card game)) FLAPS, originally based on Two Four Jacks or Black Jack, is a shedding-type card game for two or more players that is popular in the United Kingdom and Czech Republic. ...
