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Meaning of empennage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The tail assembly of an aircraft.
  2. The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path.

Equivalents

Français empennage

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

empennage, aircraft tail Empeo emperess emperipolesis Emperor emperor butterfly

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