pintail
IPA: pˈɪnteɪɫ
noun
- A pintail duck, a type of dabbling duck with a characteristic pointed tail.
- A northern pintail, Anas acuta, a dabbling duck of the northern hemisphere that has a long pointed tail.
- A pin-tailed snipe, Gallinago stenura.
- Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Acisoma, endemic to Africa and Asia.
- (engineering) The end of a fastening pin or mandrel on a Huckbolt or pop rivet that is broken off when installation is complete.
- (surfing) A surfboard with a pointed back end.
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Examples of "pintail" in Sentences
- Pintail Snipes migrate here flying to from Siberia.
- The Yellow billed Pintail has a brown head and neck.
- The duck is a distinctive small, mottled, predominantly brown pintail.
- On some boats there are split pins through the pintail to stop gudgeons lifting.
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