| Definitions | | fishtail |
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noun
- The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
verb
- (intransitive) 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.
- (intransitive) (idiom) To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.
- The car fishtailed down the muddy lane.
Etymology: From fish + tail.
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