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tailwheel

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Scrabble points
15
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16
Letters
9

Definition of tailwheel

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A wheel attached to the tail of an aircraft that supports it when on the ground.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *taglą Proto-West Germanic *tagl Old English tæġl Middle English tayl English tail Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English tailwheel From tail + wheel.

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