Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tailfin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
tail-fin
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin

noun

A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer

noun

A fin-like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s.

Etymology

From tail + fin.

Inflected Forms

tailfins (plural) tail fin (alternative)

Synonyms

tail fin fin vertical stabilizer vertical stabiliser vertical fin

Questions

What does tailfin mean?
A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin
Where does tailfin come from?
From tail + fin.

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