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Fantail

Fantail Meaning & Definition
Fantail Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fantail?

[n] an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fantail:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fantail: brush | cauda | caudal appendage | caudation | counter | cue | dock | heel | pigtail | poop | queue | rattail | rudderpost | stern | stub | tail | tail end | tailpiece

See Also | afterdeck | overhang

Fantail In Webster's Dictionary

\Fan"tail`\ (f[a^]n"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.) (a) A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the shape of the tail. (b) Any bird of the Australian genus {Rhipidura}, in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight. They belong to the family of flycatchers.

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