tail plane
noun Aeronautics (chiefly British ).
Origin of tail plane
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby tail plane
tail fin,
tail fold,
tail gate,
tail off,
tail out,
tail plane,
tail rotor,
tail skid,
tail wagging the dog, the,
tail wheel,
tail-heavy
British Dictionary definitions for tailplane
tailplane
/ (ˈteɪlˌpleɪn) /
noun
a small horizontal wing at the tail of an aircraft to provide longitudinal stability
Also called (esp US): horizontal stabilizer