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Noun: vertical tail
  1. The vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft

Derived forms: vertical tails

Type of: aerofoil [Brit], airfoil [N. Amer], control surface, surface

Part of: empennage, tail, tail assembly

Encyclopedia: Vertical tail

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