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flaps vs landing flap

landing flap vs flaps

flaps and landing flap both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flaps Yes No No No
landing flap Yes No No No
As nouns, landing flap is a hyponym of flaps; that is, landing flap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flaps:
  • flaps: a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
  • landing flap: a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing
flaps (noun) landing flap (noun)
a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing
Difference between flaps and landing flap

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