(aviation) A small rotor mounted vertically at the end of the tail of a single-rotor helicopter so as to develop thrust in the same direction as the main rotor's rotation, to counter the torque effect created by the main rotor.

Synonym of head to toe (“in reversed positions”)

(aeronautics) A cone-shaped piece on the tail of a jet or aeroplane where exhaust escapes.

plural of tail rotor

Alternative form of bangtail

Alternative form of bangtail

An ornamental tail that completes certain letters in D'Nealian handwriting. / (historical) A short lever for training a carronade on its target.

The caudal vein, typically of a rodent

plural of tail boom

On an airplane or helicopter, a spar that connects tail surfaces to a fuselage.