fishtail

[ fish-teyl ]

/ ˈfɪʃˌteɪl /

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verb (used without object)

to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.

to slow an airplane by causing its tail to move rapidly from side to side.

noun

such a maneuver.

a gas burner having two jets crossing each other so as to produce a flame resembling a fish's tail.

a device having a long, narrow slot at the top, placed over a gas jet, as of a Bunsen burner, to give a thin, fanlike flame.

Jewelry. a setting consisting of four prominent triangular corner prongs to hold the stone.

Origin of fishtail

1400–50; late Middle English. See fish, tail¹

Words nearby fishtail

fishskin disease, fish slice, fish stick, fish story, fish tackle, fishtail, fishtank, fish warden, fishway, fishwife, fishworm

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Example sentences from the Web for fishtail

Small and with a fishtail and fins, he is a goalkeeping genius defying physical laws.
Enjoy Argentina’s Lionel Messi While You Can|Peter Pomerantsev|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hooyah followed within hailing distance, and they kept the same relative positions until they reached Fishtail Gulch.
Red Hunters And the Animal People|Charles A. Eastman
Yet either the batwing or the fishtail tip can be used in any common burner except the argand.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880.|Various
Cannon-mouth barrel, brass mountings and lockplate, fishtail butt.
A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"|Henry W. Shoemaker

The 'fishtail' was a small trench-mortar bomb, which the Germans substituted for the rifle-grenade and used with great effect.
Q.6.a and Other places|Francis Buckley
It is necessary in this case to split it and join the two pieces with a fishtail splice in the handle.
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow|Saxton Pope

British Dictionary definitions for fishtail (1 of 2)

fishtail

/ (ˈfɪʃˌteɪl) /

noun

an aeroplane manoeuvre in which the tail is moved from side to side to reduce speed

a nozzle having a long narrow slot at the top, placed over a Bunsen burner to produce a thin fanlike flame

verb (intr)

to slow an aeroplane by moving the tail from side to side

to drive with the rear of the vehicle moving from side to side in an uncontrolled fashion

British Dictionary definitions for fishtail (2 of 2)

fish tail

noun

a step in ballroom dancing in which the feet are quickly crossed

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释义	fishtail [ fish-teyl ] / ˈfɪʃˌteɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fishtail ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car. to slow an airplane by causing its tail to move rapidly from side to side. noun such a maneuver. a gas burner having two jets crossing each other so as to produce a flame resembling a fish's tail. a device having a long, narrow slot at the top, placed over a gas jet, as of a Bunsen burner, to give a thin, fanlike flame. Jewelry. a setting consisting of four prominent triangular corner prongs to hold the stone. Origin of fishtail 1400–50; late Middle English. See fish, tail¹ Words nearby fishtail fishskin disease, fish slice, fish stick, fish story, fish tackle, fishtail, fishtank, fish warden, fishway, fishwife, fishworm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fishtail Small and with a fishtail and fins, he is a goalkeeping genius defying physical laws. Enjoy Argentina’s Lionel Messi While You Can\|Peter Pomerantsev\|July 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Hooyah followed within hailing distance, and they kept the same relative positions until they reached Fishtail Gulch. Red Hunters And the Animal People\|Charles A. Eastman Yet either the batwing or the fishtail tip can be used in any common burner except the argand. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880.\|Various Cannon-mouth barrel, brass mountings and lockplate, fishtail butt. A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"\|Henry W. Shoemaker The 'fishtail' was a small trench-mortar bomb, which the Germans substituted for the rifle-grenade and used with great effect. Q.6.a and Other places\|Francis Buckley It is necessary in this case to split it and join the two pieces with a fishtail splice in the handle. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow\|Saxton Pope British Dictionary definitions for fishtail (1 of 2) fishtail / (ˈfɪʃˌteɪl) / noun an aeroplane manoeuvre in which the tail is moved from side to side to reduce speed a nozzle having a long narrow slot at the top, placed over a Bunsen burner to produce a thin fanlike flame verb (intr) to slow an aeroplane by moving the tail from side to side to drive with the rear of the vehicle moving from side to side in an uncontrolled fashion British Dictionary definitions for fishtail (2 of 2) fish tail noun a step in ballroom dancing in which the feet are quickly crossed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fishtail vacillate, wobble, lurch, seesaw, waver, teeter, fluctuate, toss, flicker, vary, pitch, ripple, pivot, whirl, wag, dangle, undulate, stagger, vibrate, waggle
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fishtail

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Example sentences from the Web for fishtail

British Dictionary definitions for fishtail (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for fishtail (2 of 2)

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