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tailsitter

noun

Etymology

From tail + sitter.

  1. inherited from sitter
  2. compounded as tailsitter — “tail + sitter”

Definitions

  1. A vertical-takeoff aircraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at takeoff.

  2. A vertical-takeoff spacecraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at both…

    A vertical-takeoff spacecraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at both takeoff and landing; a spacecraft that can land vertically.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA