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Fishtail

/ˈfɪʃteɪl/

The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.

📖 Definitions of "Fishtail"

noun
  1. 1

    The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.

  2. 2

    The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.

  3. 3

    A kind of chisel with a flared blade.

verb
  1. 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. 2

    To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.

  3. 3

    To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.

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