taildragger

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noun

An aircraft with a tailwheel behind the main landing gear, underneath the tail.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nountaildragger (plural taildraggers)

plural taildraggers · alternative tail dragger

  1. aeronauticsAn aircraft with a tailwheel behind the main landing gear, underneath the tail.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

“taildragger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taildragger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taildragger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taildragger.

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