tail plane

noun Aeronautics (chiefly British ).

horizontal stabilizer.

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Origin of tail plane

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby tail plane

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
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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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