stabilizer

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a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish; gyrostabiliser, gyrostabilizer
a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane; outrigger
a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull; anti-sway bar, stabilizer bar
a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis; vane
a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it

Types:: horizontal tail
the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft; tail fin, tailfin, vertical fin, vertical stabiliser, vertical stabilizer
a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane

Type of:: aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

Type of:: chemical, chemical substance
material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

DEFINITIONS OF: stabilizer