| tailfin 
 
 1. a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
 • Syn:
 vertical stabilizer, vertical stabiliser, vertical fin, tail fin
 • Hypernyms:
 stabilizer
 • Part Holonyms:
 vertical tail
 2. one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
 • Syn:
 tail fin, fin
 • Derivationally related forms:
 fin (for: fin)
 • Hypernyms:
 decoration, ornament, ornamentation
 • Part Holonyms:
 car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
 
 
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