Definitions
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- noun A
horizontal airfoil , at the rear of an aircraft, to which theelevator is attached; usually associated with thetailfin
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sudden & catstrophic depresurisation would most likely suck her out & blow her clear of wings & tailplane.
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She was much better at off-the-cuff stuff like the handkerchief over the British Airways tailplane, or the remark that she didn't see why immigrants should get council houses ahead of native British people, or the 'Rejoice!' after the successful end to the Falklands war.
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The Cloud was coming back now, finishing its clockwise tour of the plane, flowing over the tailplane before pouring itself back into a cube.
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The aircraft itself is spared looking like a rocket by its thin and extremely short wings set far back on the long fuselage, and a comparatively large tailplane carried almost at the top of an equally enormous fin.
Barrett, Thomas J. 1990
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The aircraft itself is spared looking like a rocket by its thin and extremely short wings set far back on the long fuselage, and a comparatively large tailplane carried almost at the top of an equally enormous fin.
Smith, Phillip E. 1990
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The aircraft itself is spared looking like a rocket by its thin and extremely short wings set far back on the long fuselage, and a comparatively large tailplane carried almost at the top of an equally enormous fin.
Hivner, James O. 1990
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The aircraft itself is spared looking like a rocket by its thin and extremely short wings set far back on the long fuselage, and a comparatively large tailplane carried almost at the top of an equally enormous fin.
Pogreba, Dean A. 1990
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The aircraft itself is spared looking like a rocket by its thin and extremely short wings set far back on the long fuselage, and a comparatively large tailplane carried almost at the top of an equally enormous fin.
Seeber, Bruce G. 1990
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It was the hinged part of the tailplane which raised or lowered the aircraft's nose.
Rat Race Francis, Dick 1970
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The two boys were at the tailplane, their clothes blown and buffeted by the slipstream.
The Rainbow and the Rose Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1958
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