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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

tailplane

Part of Speechnoun

A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin

Origin

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Common Phrases

. tailplanelift tailplaneincidence tailplanetailplane horizontaltailplane verticaltailplane fixedtailplane movingtailplane incidence
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Synonyms

horizontal stabiliserhorizontal stabilizer

Antonyms

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Related Words

stabilatortailtail boomt-tailtailboomtaileronelevon

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