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TAILFIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tailfin" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Holonyms ("tailfin" is a part of...):
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
Synonyms:
tail fin; tailfin; vertical fin; vertical stabiliser; vertical stabilizer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tailfin" is a kind of...):
stabilizer (airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft)
Holonyms ("tailfin" is a part of...):
vertical tail (the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft)
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