tailwise

ˈteɪlwaɪz

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Definition of tailwise - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

direction

Rare

in the direction of the tail

Rare

The fish swam tailwise through the water.

backward

rearward

movement

Rare

with the tail foremost

Rare

The comet moved tailwise across the sky.

backwards

rearward

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Origin of tailwise

Old English, tægel (tail) + wise (manner)

Examples of tailwise in a sentence

The boat drifted tailwise down the river.
The fish swam tailwise in the tank.
The kite flew tailwise in the strong wind.

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French:en direction de la queue, à reculons, ...
German:schwanzwärts, schwanzvoran, ...
Italian:in direzione della coda, con la coda in avanti, ...
Spanish:hacia atrás, de cola, ...
Portuguese:na direção da cauda, com a cauda para frente, ...
Chinese:朝尾部方向, 尾部朝前, ...
Japanese:尾の方へ, 尾を先頭にして, ...
Arabic:بِاتِّجاهِ الذَّيْل, بذيله إلى الأمام, ...
Hebrew:לִכְיוּוּן הַזָּנָב, בְּזַנְּבוֹ, ...
Russian:в направлении хвоста, хвостом вперёд, ...
Ukrainian:в напрямку хвоста, хвостом вперед, ...
Hindi:पूंछ की दिशा में, पूंछ सबसे आगे, ...
Bengali:লেজের দিকে, লেজ প্রথমে, ...
Catalan:cap a la cua, amb la cua per davant, ...
Czech:ocasem napřed, ...
Danish:baglæns, med halen først, ...
Dutch:met de staart vooruit, met de staart voorop, ...
Greek:ουραία, με την ουρά πρώτα, ...
Hungarian:farokkal előre, farkával előrehaladva, ...
Khmer:តាមទិសកន្ទុយ, ដោយកន្ទុយនៅខាងមុខ, ...
Korean:꼬리 쪽으로, 꼬리가 앞서서, ...
Persian:دم‌به‌جلو, با دم جلو, ...
Polish:w kierunku ogona, ogonem naprzód, ...
Portuguese (BR):em direção à cauda, com a cauda para frente, ...
Romanian:cu coada înainte, coada prima, ...
Swedish:mot svansen, baklänges, ...
Thai:ไปทางหาง, ตามหาง, ...
Turkish:kuyruk yönünde, kuyruk önde, ...
Vietnamese:theo hướng đuôi, đuôi đi trước, ...

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Adverb

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