English noun: tail fin |
1. | tail fin (artifact) a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane |
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| Synonyms | tailfin, vertical fin, vertical stabiliser, vertical stabilizer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | stabilizer |
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| Part meronym | vertical tail |
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2. | tail fin (artifact) one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile |
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| Synonyms | fin, tailfin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | decoration, ornament, ornamentation |
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| Part meronym | auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar |
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3. | tail fin (animal) the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates |
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| Synonyms | caudal fin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fin |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | heterocercal fin, homocercal fin |
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| Part meronym | fish |
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