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swingtails

swingtails is the plural of swingtail.

Meaning of swingtail

Noun

swingtail (plural swingtails)

  1. A hinged tail section on an airplane that can open up, providing access to the interior of the fuselage.
    • During the flight to California to deliver the first swingtail to Flying Tiger Lines, Coe cruised at 12,000 to 16,000 feet, indicating 278 knots for a true airspeed of 398 mph.1961 October, Richard B. Weeghm, “Aviation Fuel”, in Flying Magazine, volume 69, number 4, page 107

Questions about swingtails

What is swingtails the plural of?
Swingtails is the plural of swingtail.

Words near swingtails in the dictionary

  1. swingshifter
  2. swingshifters
  3. swingstock
  4. swingstocks
  5. swingtail
  6. swingtails
  7. swingtrading
  8. swingtree
  9. swingtrees
  10. swingy
  11. Swinhoe's minivet

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