Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tailwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tail-wise
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the direction of the tail; tail first.

Example Sentences

"No serrature of abdominal outline, but bony scales present or dermo-hæmal processes under true scales as figured above, overlapping and having short end pointing tailwise from pectoral to anal fin."
"If the Soviet missile were toppled, would it still go off if it hit sidewise or tailwise?"
"It was at this point the plane gave its lurch and slid tailwise down into the water until its rear fuselage struck the sandy sea bed."

Etymology

From tail + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tail

Questions

What does tailwise mean?: In the direction of the tail; tail first.
Where does tailwise come from?: From tail + -wise.

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