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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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Nearby words

vertical lift bridge, vertical mobility, vertical muscle of tongue, vertical nystagmus, vertical overlap, vertical stabilizer, vertical strabismus, vertical tasting, vertical transmission, vertical union, vertically challenged
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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