Meanings
nountailplane (plural tailplanes)
plural tailplanes
- A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.
Synonyms: horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Dutch stabilo
- stabilohorizontal airfoil at the rear of an aircraft
Finnish korkeusvakain
- korkeusvakainhorizontal airfoil at the rear of an aircraft
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
tailplane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailplane
MLA
“tailplane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailplane. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailplane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailplane.
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