Tailfin is an English word with synonyms like stabilizer or fin. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Tailfin in a sentence
Tailfin meaning
- A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin
- A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer
- A fin-like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s.
Synonyms of Tailfin
Using Tailfin
- The main meaning on this page is: A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin | A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer | A fin-like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s.
- Useful related words include: tail fin, vertical stabilizer, vertical stabiliser, vertical fin.
Context around Tailfin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tailfin
- In this selection, "tailfin" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, canada and blue stand out and add context to how "tailfin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a blue tailfin and a and air canada tailfin back at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tailfin" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tailfin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Samlesbury (4000 employees) makes air-frames; the front fuselage, canards and tailfin of the Eurofighter. (15 words)
The current United livery consists of a white upper fuselage, with a gold globe on a blue tailfin, and a gray underbelly. (22 words)
The hatchery fish is missing a dorsal adipose fin — a small, nubby fin that should be near the tailfin on the top of its body. (25 words)
Jonathan Macneal, jhead of aviation at Edinburgh Airport, said: “It’s great to see the Air Canada tailfin back at Edinburgh Airport, especially knowing it will be here for a longer duration than ever before now that it stretches into the winter months. (43 words)
The hatchery fish is missing a dorsal adipose fin — a small, nubby fin that should be near the tailfin on the top of its body. (25 words)
The current United livery consists of a white upper fuselage, with a gold globe on a blue tailfin, and a gray underbelly. (22 words)
Example sentences (4)
Jonathan Macneal, jhead of aviation at Edinburgh Airport, said: “It’s great to see the Air Canada tailfin back at Edinburgh Airport, especially knowing it will be here for a longer duration than ever before now that it stretches into the winter months.
The hatchery fish is missing a dorsal adipose fin — a small, nubby fin that should be near the tailfin on the top of its body.
Samlesbury (4000 employees) makes air-frames; the front fuselage, canards and tailfin of the Eurofighter.
The current United livery consists of a white upper fuselage, with a gold globe on a blue tailfin, and a gray underbelly.