HyperDic: horizontal_tail

English > 1 sense of the expression horizontal tail:
NOUNartifacthorizontal tailthe horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
English > horizontal tail: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningThe horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft.
Part oftail, tail assembly, empennageThe rear part of an aircraft
PartselevatorThe airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
horizontal stabilizer, horizontal stabiliser, tailplaneThe horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
Broaderstabilizerairfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
Spanishestabilizador de elevación, estabilizador

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