Associations to the word «Empennage»

Wiktionary

EMPENNAGE, noun. The tail assembly of an aircraft.
EMPENNAGE, noun. The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path.

Dictionary definition

EMPENNAGE, noun. The rear part of an aircraft.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle