fishtail
(verb) slow down by moving the tail sideways; “The airplane fishtailed on the runway”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
