Word: tailstands
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tail
stands
Definition: Plural of tailstand. A vertical pole that supports the rear fuselage of an aircraft during the loading and unloading of cargo.
Morphemes:
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
Affix: stand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A device to hold something upright or aloft.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).