fishtailing

/F IH1 SH T EY1 L IH0 NG/

verb

1
To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side.
“As we approached the runway, the pilot fishtailed slightly to reduce landing speed.”
2
To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
3
To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.

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