As we approached the runway, the pilot fishtailed slightly to reduce landing speed.
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Fishtail
//ˈfɪʃteɪl//
Synonyms for "fishtail" (33 found)
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Esperanto
1 entries- fiŝovosto noun (The swinging of the back of a vehicle from side to side)
French
1 entries- queue de poisson noun (The swinging of the back of a vehicle from side to side)
Spanish
2 entries- colear noun (The swinging of the back of a vehicle from side to side)
- colearse noun (The swinging of the back of a vehicle from side to side)
Sample sentences
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But Bruce wasn't done baiting the jocks. He fishtailed the car; it swerved and reversed direction, heading straight for the three jocks who were chasing them on foot. It looked like he was going to run the car over the three men.
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A large black and gold butterfly fish-tailed in and landed on a hydrangea bush almost at my elbow, moved its wings slowly up and down a few times, then took off heavily […]
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She'd sprinted away like Betty Cuthbert and the blue F.J. Holden was fishtailing up the street as fast as it could go.
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