flaperon

American  

[flap-uh-ron] / ˈflæp əˌrɒn /

noun

Aeronautics.

1. a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.

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Etymology

Origin of flaperon

flap + (ail)eron

Example Sentences

Marine scientist Joseph Poupin’s expert report established the species, size range, and their growth curve, confirming larger, older barnacles on the flaperon that could have colonized close to the crash date.

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

France is conducting its own investigation and has not handed over the Reunion Island flaperon to the wider investigation.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2017

According to Mr Vance, photographs of the recovered flaperon show a jagged edge, suggesting high-pressure water erosion that could only be caused if someone had been guiding the plane into the ocean.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2016

Based on the experience of the flaperon, Dolan warns to “not have too many expectations”: even if it is found to be from MH370, it would not necessarily lead to the plane.

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2016

Malaysia Airlines officials are convinced the recovered wing section, called a flaperon, came from the missing Boeing 777.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 7, 2015