fishtail
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The car started to fishtail before sliding out of control off the runway and into a grassy area from which spectators were watching.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
With the locals and fans shrieking at what they saw, she engaged all of her core strength to fishtail like a Formula 1 car under full acceleration.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2021
The East Garden Court fountain is bathed in hydrangeas, azaleas and plantings of fishtail palms, philodendrons and peace lilies.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2019
He’s a peacock, too, with impressive footwork, armwork as ornate as Arabic script, fishtail turns and a cat-who-ate-the-canary smile.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2018
When I was eight years old, a flock of wild, green- rumped parrots moved into the fishtail palm tree by the back wooden fence.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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