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fishtail

 
Dictionary: fish·tail   (fĭsh'tāl') pronunciation
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adj.
Resembling or suggestive of the tail of a fish in shape or movement.

intr.v., -tailed, -tail·ing, -tails.
  1. To have the rear end of a forward-moving vehicle swerve from side to side out of control: The truck fishtailed on the icy road.
  2. To swing the tail of an airplane from side to side in order to reduce speed.

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A wedge-shaped piece of wood used as part of the soffit form between tapered end pans in concrete joist construction.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: slow down by moving the tail sideways

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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