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What does empennage mean?

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Noun
  1. The tail assembly of an aircraft.
  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.
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There was also some soot staining and some blistered paint on the empennage.
The gunner never had a chance as the whole empennage of the aircraft had separated resulting in the bomber spinning out of control.
Bill gave him a lift and Breene was soon sitting on the empennage almost entirely out of the water.
The wing, landing gear, powerplant, empennage and panel have only a distant resemblance to the homebuilt's equivalents.
The DA20's waspish empennage and T-tail were still there, as was the short chord, long-span, high-aspect ratio wing with upturned winglets.
The postflight inspection found oil covering the port nacelle and running down the entire empennage.

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