tailslide
noun
tail·slide
ˈtāl-ˌslīd 
: an aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft that has been pulled into a steep climb stalls and then loses altitude by dropping backward
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When one skater went airborne for a tailslide, scraping the Pulaski stonework with the edge of his deck, Fuchs pointed an index finger upward as if the sound were perfuming the air.
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Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
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Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
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“Tailslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailslide. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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