fantail
pronunciation
How to pronounce fantail in British English:
UK ['fænteɪl]
How to pronounce fantail in American English:
US ['fænˌteɪl]
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- Noun:
- an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
Word Origin
- fantail (n.)
- 1728, "a tail shaped like a fan," from fan (n.1) + tail (n.1). Specifically of birds from 1848.
Example
- 1. We listened to a talk on the fantail goldfish .
- 2. Is the fantail goldfish different from other goldfish ?
- 3. Coiling it in a counterclockwise direction on the fantail .
- 4. My fantail goldfish likes to eat peas .
- 5. Listen to a talk on the fantail goldfish .