About The Word Fantail
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Fantail
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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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