an aileron on a tailless airplane, that also serves as an elevator
Origin of elevon
elev(ator) + (ailer)onelevon
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elevon
noun
A control surface on an airplane that combines the functions of an elevator and an aileron.
Origin of elevon
elev(ator) (ailer)onTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural elevons)
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