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Tailfin — For the tail fin of an aircraft, see vertical stabilizer. The tailfin era of automobile styling encompassed the 1950s and 1960s, peaking between 1958 and 1960. It was a style that spread worldwide, as car designers picked up styling trends from… … Wikipedia
tailfin — tail fin also tail·fin (tālʹfĭn ) n. 1. A fin at the posterior part of the body of a fish, crustacean, whale, or other aquatic animal. 2. An ornamental projection shaped like a fin on the rear fender of an automobile. Also called fin1. * * * … Universalium
tailfin — n. fin attached to the fish s tail; decorative protrusion resembling a fin on a car s rear fender; stabilizer being a part of the upright tail structure of a plane … English contemporary dictionary
tailfin — /ˈteɪlfɪn/ (say taylfin) noun 1. the caudal fin of a fish. 2. → tailplane. 3. Motor Vehicles the decorative extension of the bodywork forming a peak at the end of each side of the body …
tailfin — noun 1. a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane • Syn: ↑vertical stabilizer, ↑vertical stabiliser, ↑vertical fin, ↑tail fin • Hypernyms: ↑stabilizer • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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