How to Use fantail in a Sentence
fantail
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Its fantail spins even when the four large vanes don’t.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 2020-03-22
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The design of the vehicle's rear is inspired by the fantail of a sailing yacht.
—Brian Moody, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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His was a traditional design with a circular fantail just large enough for two to stand on.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 2018-03-30
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Sailors caught babies like basketballs as the chopper hovered over its fantail.
—Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 2017-09-28
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Two RHIBs launched off the fantail and pulled alongside the burning trawler.
—Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 2021-01-26
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The middle falls is the most spectacular and photographic with a plunge and a fantail into a deep pool.
—Peter Marteka, courant.com, 2017-05-17
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Some of the crew used a ladder on the fantail, while others went for the open stern notch at the ship’s stern, where heaving lines were thrown to shipmates in the water.
—David Aaro, Fox News, 2020-08-28
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Esper will deliver his remarks from the fantail of the historic ship, now moored in Pearl Harbor.
—Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 2020-09-02
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Not when bliss comes in simpler forms, like the pull-apart loaf of fantail bread, delivered warm before the appetizers, which reminded me that honey and black pepper are a great combination.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 2016-01-05
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