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Noun: horizontal stabiliser
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: horizontal stabilizer)
  1. The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
    "The engineer inspected the horizontal stabiliser for any signs of damage";
    - horizontal stabilizer, tailplane

Derived forms: horizontal stabilisers

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

Part of: horizontal tail

Encyclopedia: Horizontal stabiliser