Tailless is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Tailless in a sentence
Tailless meaning
Without a tail; not having a tail.
Synonyms of Tailless
Using Tailless
- The main meaning on this page is: Without a tail; not having a tail.
- Useful related words include: anurous, acaudate, acaudal.
- In the example corpus, tailless often appears in combinations such as: tailless aircraft.
Context around Tailless
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tailless
- In this selection, "tailless" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stout, five, aircraft, whale and designs stand out and add context to how "tailless" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include but this tailless whale seemed and flown five tailless aircraft in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tailless" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tailless
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I miss my tailless wonder. (5 words)
Later, tailless kites incorporated a stabilizing bowline. (7 words)
Most whales travel at a speed of 4 mph, but this tailless whale seemed to be going around 3 mph. (20 words)
For example, the Horten H.IV was a tailless flying wing glider, and the delta wing-shaped Space Shuttle orbiter flew much like a conventional glider in the lower atmosphere. (30 words)
When interviewed for a 1990s television programme, Brown said he had flown five tailless aircraft in his career (including the British de Havilland DH 108 ). (25 words)
Sans tail, these tailless designs are inherently stealthier than other tailed airframes—the X-44 would have had a very low radar signature. (23 words)
Example sentences (10)
Most whales travel at a speed of 4 mph, but this tailless whale seemed to be going around 3 mph.
Sans tail, these tailless designs are inherently stealthier than other tailed airframes—the X-44 would have had a very low radar signature.
I miss my tailless wonder.
Araucanas, some of which are tailless and some of which have tufts of feathers around their ears, lay blue-green eggs.
For example, the Horten H.IV was a tailless flying wing glider, and the delta wing-shaped Space Shuttle orbiter flew much like a conventional glider in the lower atmosphere.
It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose.
Later, tailless kites incorporated a stabilizing bowline.
Tailless Quadcopters are a common form factor for rotary wing UAVs while tailed mono- and bi-copters are common for manned platforms.
Tandem wing and Tailless aircraft rely on the same general rule to achieve stability, the aft surface being the stabilising one.
When interviewed for a 1990s television programme, Brown said he had flown five tailless aircraft in his career (including the British de Havilland DH 108 ).
Common combinations with tailless
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: