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Noun: elevon  'e-lu,vón
  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
    "The delta-wing aircraft used elevons for both pitch and roll control";
    - taileron

Derived forms: elevons

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

Encyclopedia: Elevon, Virginia