horizontal stabilizer

noun Aeronautics.

the horizontal surface, usually fixed, of an aircraft empennage, to which the elevator is hinged.
Also called, especially British, tail plane.

Words nearby horizontal stabilizer

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British Dictionary definitions for horizontal stabilizer

horizontal stabilizer

noun

the US name for tailplane