tailfin
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tailfin
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From tail + fin.
noun tailfins · tail fin
- A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin
- A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer
- A fin-like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s.
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noun fin at the tail of fish
| 日本語 | 尾鰭 obire |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 尾鳍 wěiqí |
| Kiswahili | pezi la mkia |
| Italiano | pinna caudale |
| Русский | хвостово́й плавни́к xvostovój plavník |
noun fin on the tail of an aircraft
| 日本語 | 垂直尾翼 suichoku-biyoku |
|---|---|
| Русский | киль kilʹ, вертика́льный стабилиза́тор vertikálʹnyj stabilizátor |
Talk about this word "tailfin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tailfin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tailfin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tailfin "tailfin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tailfin.
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@misc{tailfin_2026,
title = {tailfin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tailfin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
