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Meaning of horizontal stabilizer

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

horizontal

Pronunciation:/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒntəl//ˌhɔːɹəˈzɑːntəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A horizontal component of a structure

  2. Horizon

  3. A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum

adjective

Definitions

  1. Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat

  2. Relating to horizontal markets

  3. Pertaining to the horizon

    Example: 1667: As when the Sun new ris'n / Looks through the Horizontal misty Air — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 594-5

  4. (wine tasting) involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries