fishtail
fishtail
Definition
fish·tail (fis̸h′tāl′)
intransitive verb
- to swing the tail of an airplane from side to side in order to reduce speed after landing
- to move forward with a side-to-side, swinging motion of the rear end the car fishtailed on the icy hill
fishtail
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- parka: The Mods, with their fishtail parkas, fitted suits, perfect hair and shiny scooters have congregated at the Marquee nightclub.
Browse dictionary entries near fishtail
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- fishing tackle
- fishing rod
- fishing pole
- fishing
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- fishwife
- fishworm
- fishy
- Fiske
- fissile
- fission
- fissiparous
- fissiped
- fissirostral
- fissure
