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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(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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