Used in a Sentence

fantail

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fantail.

Editorial note

Do these help prevent the transverse fantail from causing the girdle spring grommets to wear earlier than projected?

Examples9
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fantail gathered in one view.

noun

Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.

noun

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

noun

Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fantail.

noun

Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.

noun

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

noun

Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail.

noun

A brimmed hat with just the back of the brim turned up.

Example sentences

1

Do these help prevent the transverse fantail from causing the girdle spring grommets to wear earlier than projected?

2

An alternative view on the two practice approaches (or go-arounds?) is that he still made a shallow approach over the fantail.

3

As the article mentions, the most dangerous aspect of the landing may have been the turbulence and downwash over the fantail.

4

One obvious example of this is the fantail of a post windmill, where any orientation of the mill's main sails outside the primary wind flow starts spinning the fantail which reorients the mill into the wind.

5

Engines can be removed and tested (there's a whole massive test jig and setup on the fantail for it), and removed and replaced at sea.

6

As the Soviet trawler swooped in to claim their floating prize, the Peterson crew was at the fantail laughing at what their reaction would be when they opened the bag up.

7

Apart from very close species (like incubating passenger pigeon DNA in a fantail pigeon host), is it possible to recreate say a woolly mammoth even assuming you can perfectly reconstruct the DNA itself?

Quote examples

1

That's hardly Scrooge McDuck or "day drinking mojitos on the fantail" territory...

Proper noun examples

1

Two in particular, an indigenous bird we call the Fantail, or Pīwakawaka, and the common Starling.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fantail in a sentence?

Do these help prevent the transverse fantail from causing the girdle spring grommets to wear earlier than projected?

What does fantail mean?

Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.

What part of speech is fantail?

fantail is commonly used as noun.