FLAPS

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does flaps mean? 

• FLAPS (noun)
  The noun FLAPS has 1 sense:

1. a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

  Familiarity information: FLAPS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLAPS (noun)

Meaning:

A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flaps; flap

Hypernyms ("flaps" is a kind of...):

aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flaps"):

landing flap (a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing)

Holonyms ("flaps" is a part of...):

wing (one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane)