Dictionary

tailfin en · NOUN

Etymology

From tail + fin.

Meanings

1. A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin
2. A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer
3. A fin-like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s.

Forms

Translations (20)

da halefinne (fin on the tail of an aircraft) · sv stjärtfena (fin like projection at the rear of a car) · nb halefinne (fin on the tail of an aircraft) · it pinna caudale (fin at the tail of fish) · nb halefinne (fin at the tail of fish) · ja 垂直尾翼 (fin on the tail of an aircraft) · fi pyrstöevä (fin at the tail of fish) · nl staartvin (fin at the tail of fish) · ru хвостово́й плавни́к (fin at the tail of fish) · nn halefinne (fin at the tail of fish) · tr kuyruk yüzgeci (fin at the tail of fish) · ru киль (fin on the tail of an aircraft) · da halefinne (fin at the tail of fish) · cmn 尾鳍 (fin at the tail of fish) · sw pezi la mkia (fin at the tail of fish) · ru вертика́льный стабилиза́тор (fin on the tail of an aircraft) · sv stjärtfena (fin on the tail of an aircraft) · nn halefinne (fin on the tail of an aircraft) · ja 尾鰭 (fin at the tail of fish) · sv stjärtfena (fin at the tail of fish)