Associations to the word «Tailfin»

Wiktionary

TAILFIN, noun. A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin
TAILFIN, noun. A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer
TAILFIN, noun. (automotive) A fin-like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s.

Dictionary definition

TAILFIN, noun. A stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane.
TAILFIN, noun. One of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats