EMPENNAGE


Meaning of EMPENNAGE in English

[ ɛm'pɛnɪdʒ ]

■ noun Aeronautics an arrangement of stabilizing surfaces at the tail of an aircraft.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Fr., from empenner 'to feather an arrow', from em- 'in' + penne 'a feather'.

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