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horizontal tail

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Noun1.horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
elevator - the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplane - the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
stabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
empennage, tail assembly, tail - the rear part of an aircraft


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To be short, then, a whale is a spouting fish with a horizontal tail.
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