Word: autoflares
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: au
to
flares
Definition: Plural of autoflare. A form of autopilot-controlled landing in which the pilot controls the roll and yaw axes manually while the autopilot controls the "flare" or pitch.
Morphemes:
Affix: auto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: auto- (relating to cars)
Affix: flare
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.