flaps in English

noun
1
a piece of something thin, such as cloth, paper, or metal, hinged or attached only on one side, that covers an opening or hangs down from something.
the flap of the envelope
2
a movement of a wing or an arm from side to side or up and down.
the surviving bird made a few final despairing flaps
verb
1
(of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly.
a pheasant flapped its wings

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1. Bilobe flaps expand the use of transposition flaps

2. We got no flaps, Phil.

3. There are other dimensions for flaps.

4. The flag flaps in the wind.

5. The tent flaps should be tightly fastened.

6. The red flag flaps in the wind.

7. A flag flaps in the wind.

8. Flaps, slotted, extended by hydraulic motor.

9. They had velvet flaps over them like letterboxes.

10. The flaps can be manufactured with different shapes and spacing between the flaps to improve the conformability of the coated abrasive.

11. Ear flaps, it's an ear hat, John.

12. A-Series / Announcements / Baronials Announcement envelopes typically have either deep pointed flaps and diagonal seams or deep square flaps with two side seams

13. He prefers to suffer quietly through the periodic flaps.

14. Bilobed flaps are extremely reliable when used properly

15. Most Bluchers have leather flaps beneath the ankle area

16. The Bilobed flap has many advantages over other flaps

17. If they are fitted, set the flaps for cruising.

18. Narrator: The wing has no steering controls, no flaps, no rudder.

19. The Mark II resembles an airplane prototype, with visible flaps.

20. He was supposed to furl the side flaps in the morning.

21. Bivalved palatal transposition flaps for the correction of acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis

22. The wing flaps were not extended at the time of the accident.

23. Split trailing edge flaps were fitted for use on landing only.

24. The pilot lowered the flaps as the aircraft came into land.

25. Coattails are the lower flaps on the back of a man’s jacket

26. Mosquito netting: inner door flaps can be unzipped independently from the net.

27. A few flaps of its long wings and the bird was gone.

28. He was wearing a deerstalker hat with flaps to cover the ears.

29. B-25 Wings w/ Flaps & Ailerons (HAN4452) Comes with servo covers

30. The helm evolved gradually from the conical Norman helmet, ear flaps being added.

31. Arterialised venous flaps have been mostly used for closure of small defects

32. For the addition of aerodynamic devices (rear flaps) to improve energy efficiency;

33. If I make the flaps skinnier, I can use a bit less paper.

34. (Jeremiah 8:7) Even though the ostrich flaps its wings, it cannot fly.

35. Aimless Breeze flaps against the heavy glass windows like playing an ancient elegy.

36. Baronial envelopes have pointed flaps for a more traditional yet stylish look and feel

37. RESULTS: Of 4250 primary LASIK procedures, 17 eyes (0.4%) with Buttonholed flaps were identified

38. CONCLUSIONS: Buttonholed flaps occurred more frequently in the second of 2 consecutively treated eyes

39. Arterialised venous flaps have been mostly used for closure of small defects

40. Abrasive article comprising individual abrasive elements such as flaps, and manufacture thereof

41. On her feet she wore flat-heeled brown brogues with leather flaps.

42. An adult puffin flaps its wings on Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

43. For the end flaps made of aluminum alloy, additional dynamic tests might be required.

44. This would allow for closed-loop active flow control (AFC) of trailing edge flaps.

45. For the end flaps made of aluminum alloy, additional dynamic tests might be required

46. Piezoelectric actuating device for controlling the flaps on the rotor blade of a helicopter

47. 6.6. Handles, hinges, pushbuttons of doors, luggage compartments bonnets, vents, access flaps and grab handles

48. Pilots balance modern aircraft by adjusting a few flaps on the wings and tail.

49. Two hours later, when the flaps of the box folded down, the antenna unfurled.

50. When the flaps do n't close correctly , blood can leak back into the left atrium .