tail plane

nounAeronautics (chiefly British).

horizontal stabilizer.

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 stability: Also called (esp US): horizontal stabilizer

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