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Noun: taileron
  1. Aircraft control surfaces that combine the functions of the elevator (used for pitch control) and the aileron (to control roll), located at the trailing edges of the wings
    - elevon

Derived forms: tailerons

Type of: aerofoil [Brit], airfoil [N. Amer], control surface, surface

Encyclopedia: Taileron

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