empennage

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Synonyms: impennate, pennage, empennages

Antonyms: impennate, pennage, empennages

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Noun

1. The [[tail]] [[assembly]] of an [[aircraft]].
2. The [[feather]]s of an [[arrow]] or the [[tail fin]]s of a [[bomb]] or [[rocket]] used to [[stabilize]] the [[longitudinal]] [[axis]] of the [[projectile]] [[parallel]] to the [[flight path]].

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