horizontal stabiliser

English Thesaurus

1. the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface,
definition	:	a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	horizontal tail,
definition	:	the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft (noun.artifact)