tail skid

noun

, Aeronautics.

1. a runner under the tail of an airplane.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tail skid¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

As Tom's machine "zoomed," the tail skid caught this jacket and took it aloft.

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Therefore, he broke my tail skid for me as I was making what I thought a beautiful atterrissage.

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Sub-Lieutenant Cannon's machine failed to rise and broke its tail skid.

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