VERTICAL STABILISER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vertical stabiliser mean? 

• VERTICAL STABILISER (noun)
  The noun VERTICAL STABILISER has 1 sense:

1. a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane

  Familiarity information: VERTICAL STABILISER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VERTICAL STABILISER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tail fin; tailfin; vertical fin; vertical stabiliser; vertical stabilizer

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

stabilizer (airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft)

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

vertical tail (the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft)