Crossword clues for tailfin
tailfin
Wiktionary
alt. 1 A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin 2 A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer 3 (context automotive English) A fin-like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s. n. 1 A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin 2 A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer 3 (context automotive English) A fin-like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s.
WordNet
n. a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane [syn: vertical stabilizer, vertical stabiliser, vertical fin, tail fin]
one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile [syn: tail fin, fin]
Usage examples of "tailfin".
From where we were, the plane seemed to be floating in a sea of tall grass with only the cockpit and tailfin visible.
It was thirty feet long and had a simple tailfin, not the flaring tail of the fish Cashel was familiar with.
An energy burst caught the very tip of her tailfin, and the sudden, horrible pitch threw her off the edge of the seat.
Behind her in the body of the ovoid vehicle, fur-clad children crowded at the rim, scrambling up on the high tailfins for a better look at us.
An inner hatch closed underneath its tailfins, protecting the other probes from backfire.
Cadillac, one of those models with massive tailfins and with what seemed to be five tons of chrome grillwork.