"empennage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: empennages [plural]
Etymology: From French empennage (“feathers of an arrow”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|empennage||feathers of an arrow}} French empennage (“feathers of an arrow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} empennage (plural empennages)
  1. The tail assembly of an aircraft.
    Sense id: en-empennage-en-noun-HCERIqNQ Categories (other): Aircraft Disambiguation of Aircraft: 100 0
  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.
    Sense id: en-empennage-en-noun-Nn7GXYFS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 73 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 84 10 3

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