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tailslide

tailslide noun: a backwards movement of a stalled aircraft at the top of a vertical climb.

Noun

tailslide (plural tailslides)

  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.

Forms of tailslide

pluraltailslides
alternative formtail slide

Origin of tailslide

From tail + slide.

Questions about tailslide

What does tailslide mean?
Tailslide means a backwards movement of a stalled aircraft at the top of a vertical climb.
What part of speech is tailslide?
Tailslide is a noun.
What is the plural of tailslide?
The plural of tailslide is tailslides.

Words near tailslide in the dictionary

  1. tailshields
  2. tailsitter
  3. tailsitters
  4. tailskid
  5. tailskids
  6. tailslide
  7. tailslides
  8. tailspeed
  9. tailspeeds
  10. tailspike
  11. tailspikes

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