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Fishtail
/ˈfɪʃteɪl/
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
📖 Definitions of "Fishtail"
noun
- 1
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
- 2
The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
- 3
A kind of chisel with a flared blade.
verb
- 1
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."
- 2
To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
- 3
To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.
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