spread tail

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spread tail

noun spread tails

The tail of a bird (or likeness thereof) when the tailfeathers are held tautly outward in a fan-like arrangement. Moreover, for slight deflections of the vane from the wind direction a spread tail presents a greater extent of surface to the wind than a straight-tail vane of the same dimensions.

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@misc{spread_tail_2026,
  title = {spread tail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spread%20tail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}