box tail

noun

An aircraft's tail or rudder, usually fixed, resembling a box kite.

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Meanings

nounbox tail (plural box tails)

plural box tails

  1. aeronauticsAn aircraft's tail or rudder, usually fixed, resembling a box kite.
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APA

box tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20tail

MLA

“box tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20tail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box tail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20tail.

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