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Fantail

//ˈfænˌteɪl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
  2. 2
    an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.
  4. 4
    Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail.
  5. 5
    An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship.

    "The Paranoids cast off, backed the Godzilla II out from the pier, turned and with a concerted whoop took off like a bat out of hell, nearly sending Di Presso over the fantail."

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  1. 6
    A small windmill mounted at right angles to the sails, at the rear of the windmill, used to turn the cap automatically to bring it into the wind.
  2. 7
    A brimmed hat with just the back of the brim turned up.

Etymology

From fan + tail. The sense of Rhipidura-genus birds is a calque of translingual Rhipidura.

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