HyperDic: fantail

English > 1 sense of the word fantail:
NOUNartifactfantailan overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
fantail > pronunciation
Soundsfae'ntey.l
Rhymesail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl...
English > fantail: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship.
Part ofafterdeckA deck abaft of midships
BroaderoverhangProjection that extends beyond or hangs over something else

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