English Explanatory Dictionary

tailslide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A backwards movement of a stalled aircraft at the top of a vertical climb.
  2. Any of several maneuvers, of a car, skateboard etc., in which the rear moves faster than the front.

Word forms

tailslide tailslides tail slide

Etymology

From tail + slide.

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