fantail Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
WordNet
Fan"tail` noun
Definitions
(Zool.) (a) A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the shape of the tail. (b) Any bird of the Australian genus Rhipidura , in which the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight. They belong to the family of flycatchers.