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TAIL ASSEMBLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tail assembly mean? 

TAIL ASSEMBLY (noun)
  The noun TAIL ASSEMBLY has 1 sense:

1. the rear part of an aircraftplay

  Familiarity information: TAIL ASSEMBLY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAIL ASSEMBLY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The rear part of an aircraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

empennage; tail; tail assembly

Hypernyms ("tail assembly" is a kind of...):

back; rear (the side that goes last or is not normally seen)

Meronyms (parts of "tail assembly"):

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 ("tail assembly" is a part of...):

fuselage (the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo))


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