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Noun: vertical stabilizer  'vur-ti-kul 'stey-bu,lI-zu(r)
  1. A stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an aeroplane
    "The vertical stabilizer helps maintain directional stability during flight";
    - vertical stabiliser [Brit], vertical fin, tail fin, tailfin

Derived forms: vertical stabilizers

Type of: stabiliser [Brit], stabilizer

Part of: vertical tail

Encyclopedia: Vertical stabilizer