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control surface

noun

  1. any movable airfoil, as a rudder, flap, or aileron, for guiding or controlling an aircraft or missile in flight.


control surface

noun

  1. a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of control surface1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences

You can Excel as you excel, using Wi-Fi 6, plus USB-C and Thunderbolt 4 ports, to keep you in touch with managers, booking agents, and social media alongside mixers, control surfaces, and whatever else you need to enrich your signal channel.

It’s much easier to get to work with a controller with buttons pre-mapped to the software’s functions rather than programming a control surface to work in a complex workflow.

The big double tail, or rudder, which responded to these movements, was the only steering or control surface used.

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