fantail
/ˈfænteɪl/
noun
- A tail shaped like a fan, especially on a bird or fish.
- We watched a pigeon with a beautiful fantail strut across the park.
- The peacock spread its fantail to attract a mate.
- The fantail of the goldfish was bright orange and very wide.
- A breed of domestic pigeon with a fan-shaped tail.
- My neighbor raises fantails and shows them at competitions.
- Fantails are known for their elegant, upright posture.
- The white fantail perched on the roof of the coop.
- The overhanging part of a ship's stern, shaped like a fan.
- The captain stood on the fantail, watching the sunset.
- The ship's fantail was decorated with a carved wooden eagle.
- Sailors gathered on the fantail for the evening ceremony.