TAIL ROTOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tail rotor" is a kind of...):

rotor (rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils)

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