horizontal stabiliser

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horizontal stabiliser - the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged horizontal stabilizer, tailplane aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft