empennage

[ahm-puh-nahzh, em-, ahn-pe-nazh] / ˌɑm pəˈnɑʒ, ˌɛm-, ɑ̃ pɛˈnaʒ /

NOUN

tail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back end rear rudder

STRONG

appendage end extremity reverse stub tag tailpiece train

WEAK

caudal appendage fag end hind end hind part hindmost part last part tag end wagger

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning front start

WEAK

head

NOUN

tail end

Synonyms

WEAK

appendage behind butt end buttocks caudal appendage conclusion end extremity fag end hind end hind part hindmost part last part posterior rear rear end rump stub tag end tailpiece tush wagger

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His idea embodied 'everything'—the wings forming an oblique sail, the empennage, the spindle forms to diminish resistance, the screw-propeller, the 'explosion' motor,... he even described a means of securing automatic stability.

From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.

empennage

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