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noun
A wheel attached to the tail of an aircraft that supports it when on the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *taglą Proto-West Germanic *tagl Old English tæġl Middle English tayl English tail Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English tailwheel From tail + wheel.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
