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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tail rotor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
tail ro-tor
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

tail rotors (plural)

Synonyms

auxiliary rotor anti-torque rotor

Questions

What does tail rotor mean?
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.

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