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    HORIZONTAL STABILISER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hingedplay

    Synonyms:

    horizontal stabiliser; horizontal stabilizer; tailplane

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("horizontal stabiliser" is a kind of...):

    aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)

    Holonyms ("horizontal stabiliser" is a part of...):

    horizontal tail (the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft)

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