tailslide

noun

tail·​slide ˈtāl-ˌslīd 

1

: an aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft that has been pulled into a steep climb stalls and then loses altitude by dropping backward

2

: a maneuver in skateboarding in which the skater slides the tail of the board along the edge of an obstacle

Examples of tailslide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When one skater went airborne for a tailslide, scraping the Pulaski stonework with the edge of his deck, Fuchs pointed an index finger upward as if the sound were perfuming the air. — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tailslide

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied