tailslide

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noun

A backwards movement of a stalled aircraft at the top of a vertical climb.

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Meanings

nountailslide (plural tailslides)

plural tailslides · alternative tail slide

  1. A backwards movement of a stalled aircraft at the top of a vertical climb.
  2. Any of several maneuvers, of a car, skateboard etc., in which the rear moves faster than the front.

Origin

From tail + slide.

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Cite this entry
APA

tailslide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailslide

MLA

“tailslide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailslide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailslide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailslide.

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