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单词 fishtail
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fish•tail  (fish′tāl′),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to swerve or skid from side to side, as the rear end of a car.
  2. Aeronauticsto slow an airplane by causing its tail to move rapidly from side to side.

n. 
  1. Aeronauticssuch a maneuver.
  2. Chemistrya gas burner having two jets crossing each other so as to produce a flame resembling a fish's tail.
  3. Chemistrya 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.
  4. Jewelrya setting consisting of four prominent triangular corner prongs to hold the stone.
  • late Middle English. See fish, tail1 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fishtail /ˈfɪʃˌteɪl/ n
  1. an aeroplane manoeuvre in which the tail is moved from side to side to reduce speed
  2. a nozzle having a long narrow slot at the top, placed over a Bunsen burner to produce a thin fanlike flame
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