tailfin

See also: tail fin

English

Alternative forms

• tail fin

Etymology

From tail +‎ fin.

Noun

tailfin (plural tailfins)

1. A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin
2. A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer
3. (automotive) A fin-like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s.

Translations

fin at the tail of fish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尾鳍 (zh) (wěiqí)

• Danish: halefinne (da) c
• Dutch: staartvin (nl) f
• Finnish: pyrstöevä
• Italian: pinna caudale f
• Japanese: 尾鰭 (おびれ, obire)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: halefinne m

  Nynorsk: halefinne m

• Russian: хвостово́й плавни́к m (xvostovój plavník)
• Swahili: pezi la mkia
• Swedish: stjärtfena (sv) c

fin on the tail of an aircraft

• Danish: halefinne (da) c
• Japanese: 垂直尾翼 (すいちょくびよく, suichoku-biyoku)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: halefinne m

  Nynorsk: halefinne m

• Russian: киль (ru) m (kilʹ), вертика́льный стабилиза́тор m (vertikálʹnyj stabilizátor)
• Swedish: stjärtfena (sv) c

fin like projection at the rear of a car

• Swedish: stjärtfena (sv) c