tail skid

noun Aeronautics.

a runner under the tail of an airplane.

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Origin of tail skid

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby tail skid

tail gate, tail off, tail out, tail plane, tail rotor, tail skid, tail wagging the dog, the, tail wheel, tail-heavy, tail-light, tailback
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British Dictionary definitions for tailskid

tailskid
/ (ˈteɪlˌskɪd) /

noun

a runner under the tail of an aircraft
a rear-wheel skid of a motor vehicle
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