noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A backwards movement of a stalled aircraft at the top of a vertical climb.
2. 2
   Any of several maneuvers, of a car, skateboard etc., in which the rear moves faster than the front.

Etymology

From tail + slide.

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