From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fish-tail \Fish"-tail'\, adjective Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the tail of a fish.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
fishtail \fishtail\ verb (used with an object) (aeronautics) to slow down by moving the tail sideways, of an airplane. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
fishtail \fishtail\ verb (used without an object) 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: slow down by moving the tail sideways; "The airplane fishtailed on the runway"
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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