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Meaning of flaperon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈflæpərɒn

Definitions

An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).

Equivalents

Français flaperon

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

flapgate flapjack Flapjacks flapling Flapped flapped outfall

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