This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
empennage
[ ahm-puh-nahzh, em-; French ahn-pe-nazh ]
/ ˌɑm pəˈnɑʒ, ˌɛm-; French ɑ̃ pɛˈnaʒ /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun, plural em·pen·nag·es [ahm-puh-nah-zhiz, em-; French ahn-pe-nazh]. /ˌɑm pəˈnɑ ʒɪz, ˌɛm-; French ɑ̃ pɛˈnaʒ/.
the rear part of an airplane or airship, usually comprising the stabilizer, elevator, vertical fin, and rudder.
QUIZ
TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS
Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”
Question 1 of 7
What does "dignity" mean?
Words nearby empennage
empathetically, empathic, empathize, empathy, Empedocles, empennage, emperipolesis, emperor, emperor butterfly, emperor moth, emperor penguin
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use empennage in a sentence
The loose end of his leggin was caught in the wires of the empennage.
Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol|Henry Harley ArnoldBill gave him a lift and Breene was soon sitting on the empennage almost entirely out of the water.
Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol|Henry Harley Arnold
British Dictionary definitions for empennage
empennage
/ (ɛmˈpɛnɪdʒ, French ɑ̃pɛnaʒ) /
noun
the rear part of an aircraft, comprising the fin, rudder, and tailplane
Word Origin for empennage
C20: from French: feathering, from empenner to feather an arrow, from penne feather, from Latin pinna
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012