EMPENNAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does empennage mean?
• EMPENNAGE (noun)
The noun EMPENNAGE has 1 sense:
1. the rear part of an aircraft
Familiarity information: EMPENNAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EMPENNAGE (noun)
Meaning:
The rear part of an aircraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
empennage; tail assembly; tail
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))