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Tailpin vs Tailfin - What's the difference?

tailpin | tailfin |

As nouns the difference between tailpin and tailfin

is that tailpin is the centre in the spindle of a turning lathe while tailfin is a fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin.

tailpin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The centre in the spindle of a turning lathe.
  • The endpin of a musical instrument.

    • tailfin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia tailfin)
  • A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin
  • A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer
  • (automotive) A fin like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s.