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tail fin
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noun
Automotive. See under fin1 (def. 7).
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Origin of tail fin
First recorded in 1675–85
Words nearby tail fin
tail covert, tailed, tailed frog, tail end, tail fan, tail fin, tailfirst, tailgate, tailgater, tail-heavy, tailing
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