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vertical stabilizer

vertical stabilizer noun: the fin on the tail of an aircraft; it includes the rudder on its trailing edge.

Noun

vertical stabilizer (plural vertical stabilizers)

  1. The fin on the tail of an aircraft; it includes the rudder on its trailing edge.

Forms of vertical stabilizer

pluralvertical stabilizers
alternative formvertical stabiliser

Questions about vertical stabilizer

What does vertical stabilizer mean?
Vertical stabilizer means the fin on the tail of an aircraft; it includes the rudder on its trailing edge.
What part of speech is vertical stabilizer?
Vertical stabilizer is a noun.
What is the plural of vertical stabilizer?
The plural of vertical stabilizer is vertical stabilizers.

Words near vertical stabilizer in the dictionary

  1. vertical replenishments
  2. vertical smile
  3. vertical smiles
  4. vertical stabiliser
  5. vertical stabilisers
  6. vertical stabilizer
  7. vertical stabilizers
  8. vertical video
  9. vertical video syndrome
  10. vertical videos
  11. vertical-lift bridge

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