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fishtail definition

fish·tail (fis̸h′tāl′)

intransitive verb

  1. to swing the tail of an airplane from side to side in order to reduce speed after landing
  2. to move forward with a side-to-side, swinging motion of the rear end the car fishtailed on the icy hill

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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