fishtail means The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
noun
- 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.
verb
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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 […]”