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tailstrike

tailstrike noun: unintended contact of the rear of an aircraft's fuselage with the ground during a takeoff or landing.

Noun

tailstrike (plural tailstrikes)

  1. Unintended contact of the rear of an aircraft's fuselage with the ground during a takeoff or landing.

Forms of tailstrike

pluraltailstrikes

Origin of tailstrike

From tail + strike.

Questions about tailstrike

What does tailstrike mean?
Tailstrike means unintended contact of the rear of an aircraft's fuselage with the ground during a takeoff or landing.
What part of speech is tailstrike?
Tailstrike is a noun.
What is the plural of tailstrike?
The plural of tailstrike is tailstrikes.

Words near tailstrike in the dictionary

  1. tailspun
  2. tailstand
  3. tailstands
  4. tailstock
  5. tailstocks
  6. tailstrike
  7. tailstrikes
  8. tailswing
  9. tailtap
  10. Tailte
  11. Tailtiu

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