Airplane Wing Flaps Crossword Clue

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	noun • an airfoil that controls lateral motion
	35%	7		Flaps on an airplane's wings that aid in controlling movement
	noun • a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace • a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations • a depressing restraint
	32%	9		Wing flaps that help regulate a bird's body temperature
	noun • scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly

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New York Times17 Oct 1996	Down 38
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