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