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EMPENNAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The rear part of an aircraft
Synonyms:
empennage; tail; tail assembly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("empennage" is a kind of...):
back; rear (the side that goes last or is not normally seen)
Meronyms (parts of "empennage"):
horizontal tail (the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft)
stabilizer (airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft)
vertical tail (the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft)
Holonyms ("empennage" is a part of...):
fuselage (the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo))
