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empennage

Syllabification: (em·pen·nage)
Pronunciation: /ˌämpəˈnäZH, ˈempanij/
Definition of empennage

noun

Aeronautics
  • an arrangement of stabilizing surfaces at the tail of an aircraft.

Origin:

early 20th century: from French, from empenner 'to feather an arrow', from em- 'in' + penne 'a feather' (from Latin penna)

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