fishtail
/ˈfɪʃteɪl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.22 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
noun
The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
noun
Example Sentences
- "As we approached the runway, the pilot fishtailed slightly to reduce landing speed."
- "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."
- "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 […]"
- "She'd sprinted away like Betty Cuthbert and the blue F.J. Holden was fishtailing up the street as fast as it could go."
- "Having reversed at Eastbourne, I am in the trailing car, which leaps and fishtails around so much on our way to Bexhill that I have trouble writing coherent notes."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: fisch tayle