fishtail

fishtail , transitive verb

(aeronautics) to slow down by moving the tail sideways, of an airplane.

fishtail , intransitive verb

to have the rear end skid from side to side, out of control: -- said of automobiles or other vehicles.

Collocations (2)

Fish-tail burner , a gas burner that gives a spreading flame shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish.

Fish-tail propeller (Steamship) , a propeller with a single blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when swimming.