fish tail
Slide side-to-side
A fish tail is the rear fin of a fish, used for propulsion and steering.
The shape appears in design and fashion—a fishtail braid weaves hair to resemble overlapping scales, and a fishtail skirt or gown flares at the bottom.
As a verb, to fishtail is to swing side to side while moving forward, like a fish's tail: The car fishtailed on the icy road.
Swimming appendages
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- caudalOf the tail
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- swimMove through water
fluke · dorsal · ventral · forked · rounded · streamlined · thrust · undulation
fins
Swimming appendages
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- caudalOf the tail
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
swim · fluke · dorsal · ventral · forked · rounded · streamlined · thrust · undulation · locomotion
skid
Uncontrolled lateral slide
slide · spinout · countersteer · hydroplane · yaw · whip · slippery · ice · snow · loss of control
- sea mythologykraken, merfolk, merpeople, sea serpents, sea monsters
- tailstailless
- appendagesfins, fin, flipper, flippers, legs
- shapeshiftersshapeshifter, werewolf, shape-shifting, lycanthrope, skinwalker
fish tailstable
Secure and unchanging
controlled · steady · grip · traction · smooth braking