tail swing

See also: tailswing

English

Noun

tail swing

1. Alternative form of tailswing
   • 2013, Brian Jujnovich, Richard Roebuck, Andrew Odhams, David Cebon, “Implementation of active rear steering of a tractor - semi-trailer”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Heavy Vehicles, →ISBN:

     The command steer system increased the amount of entry tail swing to 0.61m while the CT-AT system eliminated tail swing altogether.

   • 2013, Michael G. Uva, The Grip Book: The Studio Grip’s Essential Guide, →ISBN:

     If necessary, a Condor model that has zero tail swing is available.

   • 2013, Bert Frandsen, Hat in the Ring: The Birth of American Air Power in the Great War, →ISBN:

     To prevent this type of emergency, the pilot had to anticipate the tail swing with rudder movements.

2. The swing of a tail.

Anagrams

• swingtail