Flapless

/ˈflæpləs/ adjective

Definition

Without flaps; lacking flapping parts or flexible appendages; in aviation, designed without flaps on the wings.

Etymology

From flap plus the negation suffix -less, creating an adjective meaning 'lacking flaps.'

Kelly Says

Flapless describes early aircraft—before engineers invented wing flaps, planes had to be totally redesigned to land, making flapless planes actually dangerous! Modern planes are almost always flapped.

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