fishtail

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
2. noun The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
3. noun A kind of chisel with a flared blade.
4. noun Ellipsis of fishtail palm.
5. verb 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.

6. verb To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
7. verb To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.

Similar words

bedroom chamber house room fish-tail fish tail fantail fishtail skirt hairtail tail

Often followed by

palm and points bit burner point gouge bits on

Word family

fishtailed fishtailing fishtails