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tailplane

tailplane noun: a horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.

Noun

tailplane (plural tailplanes)

  1. A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.

Synonyms of tailplane

Forms of tailplane

pluraltailplanes

Origin of tailplane

From tail + plane.

Questions about tailplane

What does tailplane mean?
Tailplane means a horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.
What part of speech is tailplane?
Tailplane is a noun.
What is the plural of tailplane?
The plural of tailplane is tailplanes.

Words near tailplane in the dictionary

  1. tailpins
  2. tailpipe
  3. tailpiped
  4. tailpipes
  5. tailpiping
  6. tailplane
  7. tailplanes
  8. tailplug
  9. tailplugs
  10. tailpole
  11. tailpoles

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