Meanings
plural tail rotors
- aeronauticsA small rotor mounted vertically at the end of the tail of a single-rotor helicopter so as to develop thrust in the same direction as the main rotor's rotation, to counter the torque effect created by the main rotor.
Synonyms: auxiliary rotor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small rotor mounted vertically at the end of the tail of a single-rotor helicopter so as to develop thrust in the same direction as the main rotor's rotation, to counter the torque effect created by the main rotor.
More synonyms by meaning
nounrotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish pyrstöroottori
- pyrstöroottorismall rotor
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tail rotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tail%20rotor
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