fishtail.
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
Meaning & usage
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
A kind of chisel with a flared blade.
Ellipsis of fishtail palm.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English fisch tayle, equivalent to fish + tail.
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 cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English fisch tayle, equivalent to fish + tail.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.