About The Word Fantail
Learn about the word Fantail to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Fantail definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Fantail
| 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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Neomys fodiens ‐ widely distributed Old World…
- Saddle ‐ posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl [n] a seat for…
- Seed stock ‐ a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved…
- Put ‐ the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity…
- Rock crystal ‐ a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical…
- Good nature ‐ a cheerful, obliging…
- Leibniz ‐ German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe…
- Sir leonard hutton ‐ English cricketer…
- Remaining ‐ not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left…
- Shooting stick ‐ device that resembles a spiked walking stick but the top opens…