tail skid

American  

noun

Aeronautics.

1. a runner under the tail of an airplane.

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Etymology

Origin of tail skid

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The funny thing is that the hardcore skater's board has a tail skid, rails, and a lapper bolted down ... whatever!

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he pushes the joy stick forward slightly to get the plane's tail skid off the ground, pulls it backward and the plane rises.

From Time Magazine Archive

No tail skid is necessary because the tail will never be near the ground.

From Time Magazine Archive

As he taxied up the field, the plane's tail skid threw a rock through the fuselage, injuring the stabilizer controls.

From Time Magazine Archive

Take a look at my tail skid, Old Timer.

From Aces Up by Clarke, Covington