empennage
empennage · empennages
The tail assembly of an aircraftThe tail assembly of an aircraft.
Meaning
2 sensesThe tail assembly of an aircraft.
the rear part of an aircraft
The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path.
Origin
Borrowed from French empennage (“feathers of an arrow”).Borrowed from French empennage (“feathers of an arrow”).
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Forms
plural: empennages| Singular | empennage |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the rear part of an aircraft:tailtail assembly