empennage

Meaning

1. The tail assembly of an aircraft.
2. The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path.

Synonyms

tail assembly

tail

tail fin

tailpiece

tail-plane

tail unit

rear fin

hindquarters

caudal alae

rear

Translations

impennaggio

Leitwerk

queue

rabo

traseiro

Empenagem

cola

parte trasera

lado trasero

cua

uçağın kuyruk kısmı

empennage

Empennage

Etymology

From French empennage (“feathers of an arrow”).