TAIL ROTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tail rotor mean? 

• TAIL ROTOR (noun)
  The noun TAIL ROTOR has 1 sense:

1. rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor

  Familiarity information: TAIL ROTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAIL ROTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anti-torque rotor; tail rotor

Hypernyms ("tail rotor" is a kind of...):

rotor (rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils)