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ANTI-TORQUE ROTOR
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I. (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
Synonyms:
anti-torque rotor; tail rotor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("anti-torque rotor" is a kind of...):
rotor (rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils)