Tail
111tail spin — tail spin, or tail|spin «TAYL SPIHN», noun. 1. the downward spiraling movement of an airplane with the nose first and the tail spinning above it; spin. 2. Informal, Figurative. mental confusion or agitation; panic …
112tail|gun|ning — «TAYL GUHN ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. having to do with a tail gun. –n. the operating of a tail gun …
113Tail-bay — n. 1. (Arch.) One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. {Case bay}. [1913 Webster] 2. The part of a canal lock below the lower gates. [1913 W …
114Tail-water — Tail wa ter, n. Water in a tailrace. [1913 Webster] …
115Tail Lights Fade — is a 1999 movie directed by Malcolm Ingram and starring Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Breckin Meyer, Elizabeth Berkley, Jason Mewes, and Lisa Marie. The film follows two couples and their race across Canada to bail one of their brothers out of a… …
116Tail hook — may refer to:*Tailhook used on carrier based aircraft as a means to slow or halt the plane. *Bondage hook#Tail hook *Tailhook Association …
117Tail-end — is a cricket term used to indicate the last few positions in a team s batting order. All eleven players in the team must take a turn to bat even if they are specialist bowlers and cannot bat well. The non batsmen are generally termed tailenders… …
118tail fin — 1. a fixed or adjustable fin on the rear of a rocket, car, etc.: sometimes written tailfin n. 2. Zool. a movable fin that forms the tail of a fish, the fluke of a whale, etc. * * * …
119tail bud — n a knob of embryonic tissue not divided into germ layers that arises at the primitive knot and contributes to the formation of the posterior part of the vertebrate body called also end bud * * * 1. in animals having a tail, the primordium that… …
120tail end, the — noun the very last part of something: We just caught the tail end of the show …
