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Word: Fishtail
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɪʃteɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an object which is forked like a fish's tail
Short Definition:object which is forked like fish's tail
Examples:- fishtail battlements
Definition:
an uncontrolled sideways movement of the back of a motor vehicle
Short Definition:uncontrolled sideways movement of back of motor vehicle
Examples:- he hit the brake, sending the car into a fishtail that carried him across the street
Word: Fishtail
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɪʃteɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a vehicle) make an uncontrolled sideways movement
Short Definition:(of vehicle) make uncontrolled sideways movement
Examples:- the vehicle fishtailed from one side of the road to the other
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