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单词 tail-heavy
释义

tail-heavy

[ teyl-hev-ee ]
/ ˈteɪlˌhɛv i /

adjective

noting or pertaining to a craft or vehicle that is too heavy in the rear, from overloading or poor design.

Origin of tail-heavy

First recorded in 1915–20; tail1 + heavy

Words nearby tail-heavy

tail fin, tailfirst, tail fold, tailgate, tailgater, tail-heavy, tailing, tailings, taille, Tailleferre, tailleur
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Example sentences from the Web for tail-heavy

  • If it has too little angle, then it will not lift enough, and the aeroplane will be "tail-heavy."

    The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber

British Dictionary definitions for tail-heavy

tail-heavy

adjective

(of an aircraft) having too much weight at the rear because of overloading or poor design
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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