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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Fow′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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