empennage

English Thesaurus

1. the rear part of an aircraft (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	back, rear,
definition	:	the side that goes last or is not normally seen (noun.artifact)

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

part holonym	:	stabilizer,
definition	:	airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	vertical tail,
definition	:	the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	fuselage,
definition	:	the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) (noun.artifact)