vertical stabilizer
1Vertical stabilizer — [ Boeing B 29 Superfortress showing conventional single vertical stabilizer] The vertical stabilizers, or fins, of aircraft, missiles or bombs are typically found on the aft end of the fuselage or body, and are intended to control yaw.On aircraft …
2vertical stabilizer — noun a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane • Syn: ↑vertical stabiliser, ↑vertical fin, ↑tail fin, ↑tailfin • Hypernyms: ↑stabilizer • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
3vertical stabilizer — Aeron. the fixed vertical surface of an aircraft empennage, to which the rudder is hinged. Also called fin, vertical fin. * * * …
4vertical stabilizer — n. stabilizer that is part of an airplane empennage …
5vertical stabilizer — noun The fin on the tail of an aircraft; it includes the rudder on its trailing edge …
6vertical stabilizer — noun US an aircraft s tail fin …
7Vertical Stabilizer — The tail of a ship …
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8Stabilizer — (spelt stabiliser in UK English) may mean:* Stabilizer (aircraft), surfaces to help keep aircraft under control * Stabilizer (ship), fins on ships to counteract roll * Stabilizer (Music Breakbeat UK), UK based breakbeat producer * Stabilizer… …
9Stabilizer (aircraft) — For aircraft, the horizontal stabilizer or tailplane is a fixed or adjustable surface from which an elevator may be hinged. In some aircraft models (mostly jets), the entire horizontal stabilizer rotates and functions as an elevator. This… …
10vertical fin — noun a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane • Syn: ↑vertical stabilizer, ↑vertical stabiliser, ↑tail fin, ↑tailfin • Hypernyms: ↑stabilizer • Part Holonyms: ↑ …