FISHTAIL

fishtail

(verb) slow down by moving the tail sideways; “The airplane fishtailed on the runway”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

fishtail (plural fishtails)

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.

Verb

fishtail (third-person singular simple present fishtails, present participle fishtailing, simple past and past participle fishtailed)

(intransitive) To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side.

(transitive) To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.

(intransitive) To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.

Source: Wiktionary

Fish"-tail`, a.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition