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Softail

Softail noun: a bicycle or motorcycle featuring a hidden rear suspension system with springs or shock absorbers.

Noun

Softail (plural Softails)

  1. A bicycle or motorcycle featuring a hidden rear suspension system with springs or shock absorbers.

Forms of Softail

pluralSoftails

Origin of Softail

Blend of soft + tail, coined as a trademark by the Harley-Davidson company, and modelled on hardtail.

Questions about Softail

What does Softail mean?
Softail means a bicycle or motorcycle featuring a hidden rear suspension system with springs or shock absorbers.
What part of speech is Softail?
Softail is a noun.
What is the plural of Softail?
The plural of Softail is Softails.

Words near Softail in the dictionary

  1. soft-subs
  2. soft-verge
  3. soft-verges
  4. soft-water
  5. softa
  6. Softail
  7. Softails
  8. softas
  9. softback
  10. softbacked
  11. softbacks

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