English Explanatory Dictionary

tailstrike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Unintended contact of the rear of an aircraft's fuselage with the ground during a takeoff or landing.

Word forms

tailstrike tailstrikes

Etymology

From tail + strike.

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