HyperDic: tail_rotor

English > 1 sense of the expression tail rotor:
NOUNartifacttail rotor, anti-torque rotorrotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter
English > tail rotor: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningrotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor.
Synonymanti-torque rotor
Broaderrotorrotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils
Catalanrotor de cua

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