Nearby words
tail fin, tail fold, tail gate, tail off, tail out, tail plane, tail rotor, tail skid, tail wagging the dog, the, tail wheel, tail-heavy
Origin of tail plane
First recorded in 1905–10
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British Dictionary definitions for tailplane
tailplane
/ (ˈteɪlˌpleɪn) /
noun
a small horizontal wing at the tail of an aircraft to provide longitudinal stabilityAlso called (esp US): horizontal stabilizer
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