fishtail

English - Turkish

Definition of fishtail in English Turkish dictionary

balık kuyruğu biçiminde

(Havacılık) kuyruk sallama

Related Terms

fishtail bit

çatal uç

fishtail wind

(Askeri) DEĞİŞİK RÜZGAR: Sürekli olarak ileri geri yön değiştiren rüzgar

English - English

Definition of fishtail in English English dictionary

The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this

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.

To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way

The car fishtailed down the muddy lane.

Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the tail of a fish

slow down by moving the tail sideways; "The airplane fishtailed on the runway"

{i} back and forth motion, movement similar to that made by a fish's tail (made by a car or the tail of a plane)

if a vehicle or aircraft fishtails, the back end of it slides from side to side, usually because the tyres are sliding on water or ice

slow down by moving the tail sideways; "The airplane fishtailed on the runway

Related Terms

fishtail bit

a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear

fishtail palm

attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage

fishtail palm

Any of several tropical Asiatic palms of the genus Caryota, particularly C. mitis, having bipinnate leaves with toothed, oblique leaflet apices

fishtail wind

{i} wind that changes direction constantly

fishtailed

past of fishtail

fishtailing

{i} left and right motion by the rear of a vehicle (such as during a skid), spin-out by the rear of a vehicle

fishtailing

present participle of fishtail

fishtails

third-person singular of fishtail

fishtails

plural of , fishtail

Hyphenation

fish·tail

Etymology

() fish +‎ tail

Tenses

fishtails, fishtailing, fishtailed