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ALL meanings of fantail

fan·tail
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  • noun fantail a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan. 1
  • noun fantail one of a breed of domestic pigeons, having a fan-shaped tail. 1
  • noun fantail any of various small birds having fanlike tails, as the Old World flycatchers of the genus Rhipidura and the American wood warblers of the genus Euthlypis. 1
  • noun fantail fantail goldfish. 1
  • noun fantail Building Trades, Architecture. a structure or structural member having a number of radiating parts, as an arch centering. 1
  • noun fantail Nautical. the part of a rounded stern extending abaft the aftermost perpendicular; rounded counter. the area within this. 1
  • noun fantail Western U.S. a mustang. 1
  • adjective fantail Cookery. (of shrimp) shelled, split almost through, and flattened slightly before cooking. 1
  • noun fantail A fan-shaped tail or end. 1
  • noun fantail a breed of domestic pigeon having a large tail that can be opened like a fan 0
  • noun fantail any Old World flycatcher of the genus Rhipidura, of Australia, New Zealand, and SE Asia, having a broad fan-shaped tail 0
  • noun fantail a tail shaped like an outspread fan 0
  • noun fantail a part or structure having a number of components radiating from a common centre 0
  • noun fantail a burner that ejects fuel to produce a wide flat flame in a lamp or furnace 0
  • noun fantail a flat jet of air and coal dust projected into the air stream of a pulverized-coal furnace 0
  • noun fantail an auxiliary sail on the upper portion of a windmill that turns the mill to face the wind 0
  • noun fantail a curved part of the deck projecting aft of the sternpost of a ship 0
  • noun fantail a part, tail, or end spread out like an opened fan 0
  • noun fantail the overhanging portion of the stern on some ships 0
  • noun fantail the part of the main deck at the stern 0
  • noun fantail any of various birds with a very broad tail, as a variety of pigeon 0
  • noun fantail Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand. 0
  • noun fantail Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail. 0
  • noun fantail Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail. 0
  • noun fantail (nautical) An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship. 0
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