"tailswing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tail swing [alternative]
Etymology: From tail + swing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tail|swing}} tail + swing Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} tailswing
  1. When turning a heavy vehicle, the movement of the rear portion of the vehicle in the opposite direction from the direction the front end turns.
    Sense id: en-tailswing-en-noun-UHLbr328 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1994, David Needham, Robert Dransfield, Business Studies, →ISBN, page 133:",
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          "text": "Still, spookiness is a contextual matter, and with a zero-tailswing excavator to clear a larger patio, there'd be nothing to stop an enterprising self-builder taking advantage of the fundamentally sound Cotswold stonework to knock up an attractive, if isolated, starter home or holiday cottage.",
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          "ref": "2014, Johnny Tipler, Porsche Carrera: The Air-Cooled Era, 1953-1998, →ISBN:",
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