Tailplane and Vane

Tailplane

Tailplane noun - The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged.
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Vane and tailplane are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vane" instead a noun "Tailplane".

Vane

Vane noun - The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
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Tailplane and vane are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Tailplane" with "Vane", this nouns are similar.
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