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taildragger

taildragger noun: an aircraft with a tailwheel behind the main landing gear, underneath the tail.

taildragger: an aircraft with a tailwheel behind the main landing gear, underneath the tail
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Noun

taildragger (plural taildraggers)

  1. An aircraft with a tailwheel behind the main landing gear, underneath the tail.

Forms of taildragger

pluraltaildraggers
alternative formtail dragger

Origin of taildragger

From tail + dragger.

Questions about taildragger

What does taildragger mean?
Taildragger means an aircraft with a tailwheel behind the main landing gear, underneath the tail.
What part of speech is taildragger?
Taildragger is a noun.
What is the plural of taildragger?
The plural of taildragger is taildraggers.

Words near taildragger in the dictionary

  1. tailcords
  2. tailcuff
  3. tailcuffs
  4. tailcup
  5. tailcups
  6. taildragger
  7. taildraggers
  8. tailed
  9. tailed away
  10. tailed Cupid
  11. tailed Cupids

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