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fishtailing

/ˈfɪʃteɪlɪŋ/

fishtailingnoun

Translations

занос

The car went into a fishtailing motion on the icy road.

Машина вошла в занос на скользкой дороге.

Additional translations

рыбий хвост

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

loss of traction

rear-wheel skid

oversteer

tail-out

tail swing

skidding

fishtailinggerund / present participle

/ˈfɪʃteɪlɪŋ/

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

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

fishtailverb

fishtailing

Gerund

fishtailed

Past Simple

fishtailed

Past Participle

fishtailing

Gerund

/ˈfɪʃteɪl/

Translations

заносить

The car began to fishtail on the icy road.

Машину начало заносить на скользкой дороге.

Additional translations

скользить

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

fishtailnoun

Definitions

A type of movement or motion where the rear end of a vehicle, especially a car or airplane, sways from side to side.

The car went into a fishtail on the icy road, making it difficult to control.

A tool, joint, or other object with a broad, flared end resembling the tail of a fish.

The sculptor finished the piece with a decorative iron fishtail on the hinge.

The tail of a fish.

The fisherman grasped the trout firmly by its fishtail.

fishtailadjective

Definitions

Having a flared or split end resembling a fish's tail; shaped like a fish's tail.

She wore an elegant fishtail gown to the gala.