EMPENNAGE

tail, tail assembly, empennage

(noun) the rear part of an aircraft

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

empennage (plural empennages)

The tail assembly 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.

Source: Wiktionary



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CRAZY

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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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