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fishtailing

/ˈfɪʃteɪlɪŋ/

Translations

fishtailinggerund / present participle

/ˈfɪʃteɪlɪŋ/

Used to describe a vehicle that is sliding with its rear end from side to side.

dérapantSe dit d’un véhicule dont l’arrière se dérobe latéralement.

A fishtailing truck blocked two lanes of traffic.

Un camion dérapant a bloqué deux voies de circulation.

Synonyms

fishtailingnoun

dérapageEn parlant d’un véhicule qui part de l’arrière en se balançant latéralement.

Fishtailing is common on gravel roads if you accelerate too quickly.

Le dérapage est fréquent sur les routes en gravier si vous accélérez trop vite.

Synonyms

sliding

yawing

yaw

loss of traction

rear-wheel skid

tail swing

fishtailverb

fishtailing

Gerund

fishtailed

Past Simple

fishtailed

Past Participle

fishtailing

Gerund

/ˈfɪʃteɪl/

déraperAutomobile.

The car began to fishtail on the icy road, making it difficult to steer.

La voiture a commencé à déraper sur la route verglacée, ce qui rendait la direction difficile.

Additional translations

faire déraperAutomobile; causatif.

Synonyms

Definitions

fishtailinggerund / present participle

Sliding with the rear end moving from side to side due to loss of traction (said of a vehicle).

A fishtailing truck blocked two lanes of traffic.

fishtailingnoun

The act or instance of a vehicle's rear end sliding from side to side, typically due to loss of traction.

Fishtailing is common on gravel roads if you accelerate too quickly.

fishtailverb

To have the rear end of a vehicle slide from side to side out of control.

The car began to fishtail on the icy road, making it difficult to steer.

To cause (a vehicle) to slide so that its rear end sways from side to side.

He accidentally fishtailed the truck after hitting a patch of gravel.