fishtail
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fishtail
- /ˈfɪʃteɪl/
Where it comes from
From Middle English fisch tayle, equivalent to fish + tail.
noun fishtails
- The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
- The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
- A kind of chisel with a flared blade.
- Ellipsis of fishtail palm
verb fishtails · fishtailing · fishtailed
- To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side. As we approached the runway, the pilot fishtailed slightly to reduce landing speed.
- To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side. But Bruce wasn't done baiting the jocks. He fishtailed the car; it swerved and reversed direction, heading straight for the three jocks who were chasing them on foot. It looked like he was going to run the car over the three men.
- To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way. A large black and gold butterfly fish-tailed in and landed on a hydrangea bush almost at my elbow, moved its wings slowly up and down a few times, then took off heavily […]
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noun The swinging of the back of a vehicle from side to side
| Español | colear, colearse |
|---|---|
| Français | queue de poisson |
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