device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
fin organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
gyrostabiliser,
gyrostabilizer a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane
outrigger a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull
stabilizer -
airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
aerofoil,
airfoil,
control surface,
surface a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
empennage,
tail assembly,
tail the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
horizontal tail the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
stabilizer -
a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state
