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English noun: tailplane

1. tailplane (artifact) the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged


Synonymshorizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer


Broader (hypernym)aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface


Part meronymhorizontal tail









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