Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tailsitter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tail-sit-ter
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vertical-takeoff aircraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at takeoff.

noun

A vertical-takeoff spacecraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at both takeoff and landing; a spacecraft that can land vertically.

Etymology

From tail + sitter.

Inflected Forms

tailsitters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

STOL VTOL flat-riser

Questions

What does tailsitter mean?
A vertical-takeoff aircraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at takeoff.
Where does tailsitter come from?
From tail + sitter.

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