Flaps
Flaps noun - A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag.
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Strip
Strip noun - A long narrow piece of material.
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- There's a FoxTrot strip where Peter and Denise have a phone conversation in Spy Speak ("The heavy flag flaps not at night."); the final panel shows Jason, who has a complete wiretapping rig, telling Marcus "I think they're onto us.".
Source: Spy Speak -
The sound of flaps lowering before landing can be particularly unsettling, combined with the plane banking and turning as it lines up its approach with a narrow concrete strip at several hundred knots.
Source: It's Probably Nothing
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