Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fishtail"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fish-tail \Fish"-tail`\, a.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fishtail
v : slow down by moving the tail sideways; "The airplane
fishtailed on the runway"
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