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fishtail 1. Aeronautics an aeroplane manoeuvre in which the tail is moved from side to side to reduce speed 2. Engineering a nozzle having a long narrow slot at the top, placed over a Bunsen burner to produce a thin fanlike flame fishtail [′fish‚tāl] (metallurgy) Excess metal trailing on the end of a roll forging. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If you are on a curve or the tow is fishtailing, the surge brake system will not be 100% and the rear of the tow vehicle can be pushed sideways by the inertia of the tow. On or around the night of September 11, 1973, at the age of sixteen, I was vandalizing a golf course in the rain, fishtailing my car through the mud on the ninth hole as beer cans rolled under my feet. That same month, an A300 returned to Lima after takeoff because the plane was fishtailing. |
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