Sentence examples for tail kick from inspiring English sources

The mechanism consists of two side-by-side horizontal fins that move up and down with the motion of the waves to create a dolphinlike tail kick that propels the boat.

The bow-mounted mechanism, which harnesses wave power to provide a dolphinlike tail kick from two independently mounted flippers, was designed and built by Dr. Yutaka Terao of the department of naval architecture and ocean engineering at the Tokai University School of Marine Science and Technology in Japan.

Counter steering corrects the line, just like a tail kick on a surfboard gets you around a curling wave faster than gliding.

"When you get your tail kicked, it's not a great feeling," Reid said.

Someone who knew them well observed that Mr. Salerno, who recently turned 31, was such a wise guy sometimes, it was a miracle that he had not gotten his tail kicked.

You would look up at the scoreboard and although little spectacular had happened -- just a methodical tail kicking that left you bruised -- the Giants would have a two- or three-touchdown lead and, eventually, an easy victory.

The tail kicks up and the nose pushes down as we wheel skyward.

"She can wear a skirt, then she can kick your tail?

Blast out of a low-speed turn and the SS can kick out its tail with requisite sound and fury, especially with the stability control set to competition mode.

And, most notably, one of the decade's most memorable screen characters was created with her in mind: Cherry Darling in "Planet Terror" (2007), the game girl who replaces her amputated leg with a machine gun so she can kick some zombie tail.

"We were getting our tails kicked," Mr. Corzine said.