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tail plane — noun : the horizontal tail surfaces of an airplane including the stabilizer and the elevator * * * Aeron. Chiefly Brit. See horizontal stabilizer. [1905 10] * * * tail plane, = horizontal stabilizer. (Cf. ↑horizontal stabilizer) … Useful english dictionary
horizontal stabiliser — noun the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft s tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged • Syn: ↑horizontal stabilizer, ↑tailplane • Hypernyms: ↑airfoil, ↑aerofoil, ↑control surface, ↑surface … Useful english dictionary
horizontal stabilizer — noun the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft s tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged • Syn: ↑horizontal stabiliser, ↑tailplane • Hypernyms: ↑airfoil, ↑aerofoil, ↑control surface, ↑surface … Useful english dictionary
tail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. appendage, end; cauda; tip, extremity; rear, rudder, queue, pigtail, train; slang, shadow. See pendency, pursuit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The prolongation of the spinal column] Syn. rear end, rear… … English dictionary for students
tail assembly — noun the rear part of an aircraft • Syn: ↑tail, ↑empennage • Hypernyms: ↑rear, ↑back • Part Holonyms: ↑fuselage • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tail plane — horizontal part of a plane s tail intended to give equilibrium and stability … English contemporary dictionary
tail rotor roll — The rolling moment produced by the tail rotor drift correction force when the tail rotor is mounted on the fuselage below the horizontal level of the main rotor hub. This tendency can be overcome by the reduced couple lever arm. This can be… … Aviation dictionary
tail — [[t]te͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ tails, tailing, tailed 1) N COUNT The tail of an animal, bird, or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body. The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies. ...a black dog with a long tail. Derived words … English dictionary
tail — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tægel; akin to Old High German zagal tail, Middle Irish dúal lock of hair Date: before 12th century 1. the rear end or a process or prolongation of the rear end of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
horizontal stabilizer — The fixed horizontal surface on the tail of conventional airplane. The stabilizer may be adjustable in flight to vary downloads produced by the tail. This permits the airplane to be flown hands off at any speed … Aviation dictionary
