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vertical stabilizer

noun Aeronautics.

the fixed vertical surface of an aircraft empennage, to which the rudder is hinged.

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Also called fin, vertical fin .

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British Dictionary definitions for vertical stabilizer

vertical stabilizer

noun

the US name for fin 1 (def. 3a)
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