tailnumber

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noun

The registration number that appears on the rear sections of aircraft.

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Meanings

nountailnumber (plural tailnumbers)

plural tailnumbers · alternative tail-number · alternative tail number

  1. aeronauticsThe registration number that appears on the rear sections of aircraft.

Origin

From tail + number.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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