1. Panneau. Un volet d'aération.
2. Contrevent. Fermer les volets.
3. Élément.
4. Partie. Un plan en trois volets.
ETYM Old Eng. flappe, flap, blow, bly-flap; cf. Dutch flap, and Eng. flap.
1. Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely.
2. A movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body.
3. A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag; SYN. flaps.
4. The motion made by flapping up and down; SYN. flapping, flopping, flutter, fluttering.
ETYM Orig., a little piece; Old Fren. panel, pannel, French panneau, dim. of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side. Related to Pane.
1. (Law) A group of people summoned for jury service.
2. A distinct (usually flat) section or component of something.
3. A group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc.
4. A pad placed under a saddle.
1. A hinged blind for a window.
2. A mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure.