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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Fow′ler flap′, [Aeron.]- Aeronauticsa flap normally forming a part of the trailing edge of an airplane wing, capable of being moved backward and rotated downward in order to increase lift through increased camber and wing area.
- named after Harlan Dutch. Fowler, 20th-century American aeronautical engineer
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