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tail cone

tail cone noun: a cone-shaped piece on the tail of a jet or aeroplane where exhaust escapes.

Noun

tail cone (plural tail cones)

  1. A cone-shaped piece on the tail of a jet or aeroplane where exhaust escapes.

Forms of tail cone

pluraltail cones
alternative formtailcone

Questions about tail cone

What does tail cone mean?
Tail cone means a cone-shaped piece on the tail of a jet or aeroplane where exhaust escapes.
What part of speech is tail cone?
Tail cone is a noun.
What is the plural of tail cone?
The plural of tail cone is tail cones.

Words near tail cone in the dictionary

  1. tail booms
  2. tail call
  3. tail calls
  4. tail club
  5. tail clubs
  6. tail cone
  7. tail cones
  8. tail down
  9. tail dragger
  10. tail draggers
  11. tail end

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