empennage

em·pen·nage

 (ĕm′pə-nĭj)

n.

The tail assembly of an aircraft, including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, elevators, and rudder.

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[French, feathers on an arrow, empennage, from empenner, to feather an arrow : en-, in; see en-¹ + penne, feather (from Latin penna; see pet- in Indo-European roots).]

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empennage

(ɛmˈpɛnɪdʒ; French ɑ̃pɛnaʒ)

n

(Aeronautics) the rear part of an aircraft, comprising the fin, rudder, and tailplane

[C20: from French: feathering, from empenner to feather an arrow, from penne feather, from Latin pinna]

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em•pen•nage

(ˌɑm pəˈnɑʒ, ˌɛm-)

n.

the rear part of an airplane or airship, usu. comprising the stabilizer, elevator, vertical fin, and rudder.

[1905–10; < French: literally, feathering =empenn(er) to feather an arrow (em- em-¹ + -penner, derivative of penne feather; see pen¹) + -age -age]

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1.

empennage - the rear part of an aircraft tail assembly, tail fuselage - the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" stabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft vertical tail - the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft

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