split flap

splɪt flæp

Definition

Definition of split flap - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

display

TECH.

mechanical display board showing information

TECH.

The train schedule was shown on a split flap.

aviation

TECH.

hinged surface on aircraft wing for lift

TECH.

The pilot adjusted the split flap for landing.

control surface

flap

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hinged surface on aircraft wing for lift

Expressions with split

split up

stop being together as a group

The band decided to split up after the tour.

split off

separate from a larger group or structure

The small faction decided to split off from the main party..

split hairs

argue about trivial details unnecessarily

He tends to split hairs during every discussion.

split ticket

ballot with candidates from multiple parties

She cast a split ticket in the election.

split the bill

share the payment of a bill among multiple people

They decided to split the bill after dinner.

for a split second

adv.

for a very short moment or instant

I thought I saw her for a split second.

Expressions with flap

flap about

move wings or arms quickly and aimlessly

The bird began to flap about in the cage.

flap around

move in an erratic or aimless manner

The bird began to flap around the room frantically.

flap in the breeze

move loosely in the wind

The flag flaps in the breeze on windy days.

in a flap

adj.

very worried, confused or overexcited, often from pressure

After the alarm, she was in a flap all morning.

get into a flap

become very worried or nervous suddenly

She got into a flap before the big test.

there's no need to flap

exp.

stay calm and don't panic

There's no need to flap, everything is under control.

flap one's lips

talk a lot without saying anything important or sensible

He loves to flap his lips during meetings.

cat flap

small door in a larger door or wall for cats

The cat used the cat flap to go outside at night.

dog flap

small door for dogs to enter and exit

The dog flap allows Max to go outside anytime.

flap down

adj.

positioned loosely or folded down

The pilot wore a cap with a flap down.

Examples of split flap in a sentence

Split flaps were common in old bus stations.
Engineers tested the split flap during the aircraft's trial.
The split flap malfunctioned, causing a delay in takeoff.

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French:affichage à volets, volet fendu, ...
German:Klappanzeige, Spaltklappe, ...
Italian:tabellone a palette, flap diviso, ...
Spanish:pantalla de solapas, flap dividido, ...
Portuguese:visor de lâminas giratórias, flap dividido, ...
Chinese:翻页显示板, 分裂襟翼, ...
Japanese:パタパタ表示板, スプリットフラップ, ...
Arabic:لَوْحَة شَرَائِح, شريحة مفصلية, ...
Hebrew:לוח תצוגה מֶחְלָף, מַדָּף מְפוּצָּל, ...
Russian:механическое табло, щелевой закрылок, ...
Ukrainian:табло з роздільними клапанами, роздільний закрилок, ...
Hindi:स्प्लिट फ्लैप, ...
Bengali:স্প্লিট ফ্ল্যাপ, বিভক্ত ফ্ল্যাপ, ...
Catalan:panell de làmines giratòries, aleta de sustentació, ...
Czech:klapkový displej, dělená vztlaková klapka, ...
Danish:klap-op-tavle, splitflap, ...
Dutch:split-flapdisplay, split flap, ...
Greek:μηχανικός πίνακας, πτερύγιο απογείωσης, ...
Hungarian:klapnis kijelző, hasított fékszárny, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទាំងបង្ហាញព័ត៌មានមេកានិចដែលប្តូរអក្សរ ឬលេខដោយបន្ទះបត់, ផ្ទាំងបត់មានហ៊ីងលើស្លាបយន្តហោះ សម្រាប់បង្កើនកម្លាំងលើក, ...
Korean:플립 보드, 분할 플랩, ...
Persian:تابلوی مکانیکی, فلپ شکاف‌دار, ...
Polish:tablica z klapkami, klapa szczelinowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):painel de abas giratórias, flap dividido, ...
Romanian:panou cu clapete, flaps divizat, ...
Swedish:split-flap, skevroder, ...
Thai:กระดานแสดงข้อมูลแบบกลไก, พื้นผิวบานพับบนปีกเครื่องบิน, ...
Turkish:mekanik gösterge, yarık kanatçık, ...
Vietnamese:bảng lật, cánh lật, ...

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