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elevon
el·e·von
/
ˈɛl
əˌvɒn
/
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el
-
uh
-von
]
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noun
Aeronautics
.
a
control
surface functioning both as an
elevator
and as an
aileron
.
Origin:
1940–45;
elev(ator)
+
(ailer)on
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elevon
(ˈɛlɪˌvɒn)
—
n
an aircraft control surface that combines the functions of an elevator and aileron, usually fitted to tailless or delta-wing aircraft
[C20: from
elev
(
ator
) + (
ailer
)
on
]
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