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tail skid
noun
, Aeronautics.
- a runner under the tail of an airplane.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tail skid1
First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences
As Tom's machine "zoomed," the tail skid caught this jacket and took it aloft.
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Therefore, he broke my tail skid for me as I was making what I thought a beautiful atterrissage.
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Sub-Lieutenant Cannon's machine failed to rise and broke its tail skid.
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