'fishtail' definitions:
Definition of 'fishtail'
(from WordNet)
verb
Slow down by moving the tail sideways; "The airplane fishtailed on the runway"
Definition of 'fishtail'
From: GCIDE
- fishtail \fishtail\ v. t. (aeronautics) to slow down by moving the tail sideways, of an airplane. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'fishtail'
From: GCIDE
- fishtail \fishtail\ v. i. to have the rear end skid from side to side, out of control: -- said of automobiles or other vehicles. [PJC]
- Fish-tail burner, a gas burner that gives a spreading flame shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish.
- Fish-tail propeller (Steamship), a propeller with a single blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when swimming. [1913 Webster]