"tail rotor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tail rotors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tail rotor (plural tail rotors)
  1. (aviation) A small rotor mounted vertically at the end of the tail of a single-rotor helicopter so as to develop thrust in the same direction as the main rotor's rotation, to counter the torque effect created by the main rotor. Synonyms: auxiliary rotor Translations (small rotor): pyrstöroottori (Finnish)

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