Added 9 October 2026
fantail
/ˈfænˌteɪl/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fantail at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship.
Origin
From fan + tail. The sense of Rhipidura-genus birds is a calque of translingual Rhipidura.
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