Thesaurus: tail rotor
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
Related headwords
helicopterdefinitionrotordefinitiontaildefinitionairfoildefinitionconsistingdefinitiondirectiondefinitionkeepsdefinitionmaindefinitionoppositedefinitionrotatingdefinitionrotationdefinitionspinningdefinitiontail assemblyfamilytail bonefamilytail coatfamilytail endfamilytail featherfamilytail finfamilytail gatefamilytail gunnersfamilytail lampfamilytail-bayneighbortail-endersneighbortail-feathersneighbortail-flowerneighbortail-lightsneighbortail-piecesneighbortail-shapedneighbor
Definitions
- n. 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