Empennage
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Empennage is a noun meaning The tail assembly of an aircraft.
Meaning
The tail assembly of an aircraft.
More Meanings
- 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.
Word Forms
- empennages
Synonyms for empennage
Depending on context, synonyms include tail.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tail, tailplane, airframe, undercarriage, tailboom, stabilator.
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