Definition of EMPENNAGE

empennage

Plural: empennages

Noun

  • the rear part of an aircraft
  • The tail assembly of an aircraft.
  • The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path.

Origin / Etymology

From French empennage (“feathers of an arrow”).

Synonyms

tail, tail assembly

Scrabble Score: 14

empennage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
empennage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
empennage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

empennage: valid Words With Friends Word