"vertical stabilizer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vertical stabilizers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vertical stabilizer (plural vertical stabilizers)
  1. (aviation) The fin on the tail of an aircraft; it includes the rudder on its trailing edge. Wikipedia link: vertical stabilizer Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: vertical stabiliser Translations (aviation: the fin on the tail of an aircraft): svislá ocasní plocha [feminine] (Czech), sivuvakain (Finnish), sivuvakaaja (Finnish), Seitenleitwerk [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-vertical_stabilizer-en-noun-Mcy07UFi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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