tailhook

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Synonyms: tail hook, baithook, tailboom, talook, sail hook

Antonyms: tail hook, baithook, tailboom, talook, sail hook

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Noun

1. A [[device]] attached to the [[empennage]] of some [[military]] fixed-wing [[aircraft]], used to achieve [[rapid]] [[deceleration]] during [[landing]]s by catching the [[arresting gear]] of a [[runway]] or [[aircraft carrier]].

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