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Fowler flap WORD ORIGIN noun Aeronautics. a 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. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of Fowler flap named after Harlan D. Fowler, 20th-century American aeronautical engineer Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
