present participle of fishtail

The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this. / The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side. / A kind of chisel with a flared blade. / Short for fishtail palm.

(intransitive) To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side. / (transitive) To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.

plural of fishtail

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fishtail

simple past tense and past participle of fishtail

plural of fishtail skirt

Synonym of mermaid skirt

plural of fishtail palm

Any palm in the genus Caryotis; their leaflets are reminiscent of the tail-fins of a fish.