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tailnumber

tailnumber noun: the registration number that appears on the rear sections of aircraft.

Noun

tailnumber (plural tailnumbers)

  1. The registration number that appears on the rear sections of aircraft.

Forms of tailnumber

pluraltailnumbers
alternative formtail-number
alternative formtail number

Origin of tailnumber

From tail + number.

Questions about tailnumber

What does tailnumber mean?
Tailnumber means the registration number that appears on the rear sections of aircraft.
What part of speech is tailnumber?
Tailnumber is a noun.
What is the plural of tailnumber?
The plural of tailnumber is tailnumbers.

Words near tailnumber in the dictionary

  1. Taillons
  2. Tailltiu
  3. tailmaw
  4. tailmost
  5. tailmouth
  6. tailnumber
  7. tailnumbers
  8. tailocin
  9. tailocins
  10. tailor
  11. tailor make

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