fantail

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship

From fan + tail. The sense of Rhipidura-genus birds is a calque of translingual Rhipidura.

It'll be dry by to-morrow morning, for this fantail rides high above the motors. — The Young Alaskans on the Missouri, Emerson Hough
People oughtn’t to go to Jericho, ought they, Mrs. Dartie?” And he raised his gown into a sort of fantail. — The Forsyte Saga - Complete, John Galsworthy
At the farther end, on steps leading into the garden, a peacock looks wonderfully appropriate, and some white fantails strutting in front of the heavy walls add very much to the picture. — Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts, Rosalind Northcote

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