VERTICAL TAIL
Dictionary entry overview: What does vertical tail mean?
• VERTICAL TAIL (noun)
The noun VERTICAL TAIL has 1 sense:
1. the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft
Familiarity information: VERTICAL TAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VERTICAL TAIL (noun)
Meaning:
The vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vertical tail" is a kind of...):
aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
Meronyms (parts of "vertical tail"):
rudder (a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes)
tail fin; tailfin; vertical fin; vertical stabiliser; vertical stabilizer (a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane)
Holonyms ("vertical tail" is a part of...):
empennage; tail; tail assembly (the rear part of an aircraft)
