fantail

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Scrabble points
10
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12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈfænˌteɪl/

Definition of fantail

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
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noun

  1. Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
  2. Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.
  3. Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail.
  4. An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship.
    “The Paranoids cast off, backed the Godzilla II out from the pier, turned and with a concerted whoop took off like a bat out of hell, nearly sending Di Presso over the fantail.”
  5. A small windmill mounted at right angles to the sails, at the rear of the windmill, used to turn the cap automatically to bring it into the wind.
  6. A brimmed hat with just the back of the brim turned up.

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Etymology

From fan + tail. The sense of Rhipidura-genus birds is a calque of translingual Rhipidura.

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