tail boom

noun

On an airplane or helicopter, a spar that connects tail surfaces to a fuselage.

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Meanings

nountail boom (plural tail booms)

plural tail booms

  1. On an airplane or helicopter, a spar that connects tail surfaces to a fuselage.
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APA

tail boom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20boom

MLA

“tail boom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20boom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tail boom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20boom.

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