EGAVE

tailplane

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Meaning

  1. noun A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.

Similar words

horizontal stabilizer stabilator tail tail boom t-tail tailboom taileron elevon vertical stabilizer aileron

Often followed by

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Word family

tailplanes

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