"tailhook" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tailhooks [plural]
Etymology: From tail + hook. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tail|hook}} tail + hook Head templates: {{en-noun}} tailhook (plural tailhooks)
  1. A device attached to the empennage of some military fixed-wing aircraft, used to achieve rapid deceleration during landings by catching the arresting gear of a runway or aircraft carrier. Wikipedia link: en:tailhook Categories (topical): Aviation, Military Translations (a device used to achieve rapid deceleration during landings): přistávací hák [masculine] (Czech)

Inflected forms

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