What does "foreplane" mean?

A relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft.

What is a synonym for "foreplane"?

Common synonyms include: bowplane, bowplane, canard, mainplane, tailplane.

Foreplane

noun

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Noun

1
A relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft.

Synonyms

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bowplane bowplane canard mainplane tailplane

Etymology

From fore- + plane.

Related phrases

center of gravity

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