EMPENNAGE


Meaning of EMPENNAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌäm-pə-ˈnäzh, ˌem- ]

noun

Etymology: French, feathers of an arrow, empennage, from empenner to feather an arrow, from em- en- (I) + penne feather, from Middle French — more at pen

Date: 1909

: the tail assembly of an airplane

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