fishtail

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfɪʃteɪl/

Verb

intransitive transitive

(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.

Japanese Meaning

自動詞: 車両（特に航空機など）の後部が左右に振れる現象を指す。 / 他動詞: 車両（特に航空機など）の後部を左右に振れるようにする（またはその状態にさせる）ことを指す。

What is this buttons?

On the icy road, the taxi began to fishtail, forcing the driver to regain control.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

凍った道路でタクシーの後部が左右に振れ始め、運転手は制御を取り戻さなければならなかった。

Details

Sense（1）

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

As we approached the runway, the pilot fishtailed slightly to reduce landing speed.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.

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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Sense（3）

(intransitive) To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.

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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fishtails

（ present singular third-person ）

fishtailing

（ participle present ）

fishtailed

（ participle past ）

fishtailed

（ past ）

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