landing flap
noun
a flap in the undersurface of the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, capable of being moved downward to increase either lift or drag or both, as for landing.: Compare split flap (def. 1).
Origin of landing flap
1First recorded in 1935–40
Words Nearby landing flap
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