empennage

em·pen·nage

noun \ˌäm-pə-ˈnäzh, ˌem-\

Definition of EMPENNAGE

: the tail assembly of an airplane

Origin of EMPENNAGE

French, feathers of an arrow, empennage, from empenner to feather an arrow, from em- ¹en- + penne feather, from Middle French — more at pen

First Known Use: 1909

Rhymes with EMPENNAGE

arbitrage, assemblage, badinage, bon voyage, bricolage, cabotage, camouflage, colportage, curettage, decoupage, enfleurage, entourage, fuselage, Hermitage, maquillage, moyen-âge, persiflage, repechage, reportage, sabotage, vernissage