empennage

noun

Meaning

The tail assembly of an aircraft.
The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path.

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Related words

tail(English)tail assembly(English)landing gear(English)tailplane(English)tail boom(English)airframe(English)undercarriage(English)tailboom(English)rudder(English)braced(English)stabilizer(English)fuselage(English)

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