Term Gallery logo

Meanings of flap in inglés

portugués
rebuliço

An excited state of agitation.

rebuliço
español
revoloteo

The motion made by flapping up and down.

revoloteo
portugués
bater
catalán
agitar

Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.

bater
ruso
закрылок
portugués
flap
español
flap
catalán
flap

Aircraft wing device used to increase lift by extending the trailing edge of the wing.

flap
Synonyms
Examples for "flaps"
Examples for "flaps"
1
CHI is a new diagnostic method for postoperative monitoring of free flaps.
Pubmed
2
Three patients who had skin grafts required secondary reconstruction using free flaps.
Pubmed
3
His coat flaps open as if he'd just enjoyed a good lunch.
The Guardian
4
He manages a separate project also looking at ways to ditch flaps.
Wired
5
Locoregional flaps might prove to be important reconstructive option in such patients.
Pubmed
Usage of flap in inglés
1
In time the gull will flap its wings; the airplane never does.
The Thunder Bird
2
There was no difference in flap success or complication rates between groups.
Pubmed
3
However, the size of this traditional flap was limited even after expansion.
Pubmed
4
Porky put the paper in his breast pocket and buttoned the flap.
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
5
Gloria held aside the canvas flap; he followed her into the cave.
The Everlasting Whisper
6
Romney said the flap showed Obama was not taking his duties seriously.
Reuters
7
The envelope was blank; she tore its flap and read: Valet Service.
Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
8
They heard the flap of its wings die away in the distance.
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories
9
A conservative surgical treatment including muscle flap transposition was effective in octogenarian.
Pubmed
10
A surgical delay procedure was performed two weeks prior to flap transfer.
Pubmed
11
The same flap detection mechanism is used for hosts as for services.
Nagios: system and network monitoring, 2nd edition
12
These birds flap their wings briefly and then glide for great distances.
Feminist dot com
13
The flap of the tent was pushed aside and the Captain entered.
Tom of the Raiders
14
He drew back the flap and thrust in his head and shoulders.
Kazan
15
He held aside the heavy canvas flap for her to enter first.
Knife of dreams
16
Aldous stood holding the untied flap against the beat of the rain.
The Hunted Woman
About this term
More collocations
Translations for flap
Flap through the time
Flap across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common