TAILPLANE

Etymology

Noun

tailplane (plural tailplanes)

A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin

Synonyms

• horizontal stabiliser

Coordinate terms

• foreplane, mainplane

Anagrams

• altiplane, nail plate

Source: Wiktionary



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1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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