cowl flap

noun

A small door on the bottom of an aircraft's cowling, used to direct additional airflow over the engine in order to improve cooling.

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Meanings

nouncowl flap (plural cowl flaps)

plural cowl flaps

  1. aeronauticsA small door on the bottom of an aircraft's cowling, used to direct additional airflow over the engine in order to improve cooling.
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APA

cowl flap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowl%20flap

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowl flap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowl%20flap.

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