How to Use ducktail in a Sentence

ducktail

noun
  • Adding to this is a roofline that slopes down into a hatchback door with its own ducktail-like spoiler.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2021
  • No ponytails, ducktails, rat-tails, male bun or puffballs shall be allowed on male students.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Yet what mattered most, perhaps, was going on under the ducktail engine lid.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The road version has a unique front bumper, a rear ducktail spoiler, and a plusher interior.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 27 June 2023
  • The photo shows a double-bubble roof, a large pedestal wing, a ducktail-style rear decklid, and pronounced rear shoulders.
    — Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Its khaki-green paint and ducktail spoiler look low-key, but swollen fenders and deep-dish Fuchs rims bristle with intent.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2021
  • That was for everyone in the fight to resurrect ducktails from the urban haircut cemetery.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2017
  • The engine lid, mirrors, ducktail spoiler and adjustable rear wing are also crafted from carbon.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 July 2022
  • One key factor is the aerodynamic improvements, on display with a swoopy ducktail in the back, active air flaps, and a low-to-the-ground nose.
    — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The trimaran theme and track lights are repeated in the rear apron between a floating diffuser and striking ducktail spoiler.
    — New Atlas, 21 June 2026
  • The interesting-looking roofline flows back into a ducktail spoiler with slim taillights that jackknife down the quarter panel.
    — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 9 Mar. 2021
  • That includes a supercharger, a nitrous-oxide tank, rear ducktail spoiler, and even an assortment of license plates.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2019
  • The greenhouse extends much further back than on the original concept, and the roofline tapers down gradually and ends in a ducktail-style rear spoiler.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Corvette fans should appreciate the transitional ducktail design and the four iconic taillights.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 2 July 2023
  • Beautiful bare-carbon stripes are a fantastic detail on a car that uses carbon fiber for the bumper, hood, fenders, roof, quarter-panels, and ducktail spoiler.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Your giftee can customize the Mustang, too, with additional parts like a supercharger, rear ducktail spoiler, and exhaust pipes.
    — Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Lego's Ford Mustang model car kit comes with parts to customize your creation, including exhaust pipes, front chin and rear ducktail spoilers, and a nitrous oxide tank.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2022
  • For the road variant, the F1 GTR Longtail ditched the rear wing, leaving an integrated ducktail spoiler off the engine cover.
    — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Apart from some bodywork accents, a unique ducktail spoiler, and the car’s lack of a tailpipe, the EV reimagining of the 911 looks nearly identical to its six-cylinder counterpart.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
  • However, our jury all preferred the 86's simpler front-end styling, and approving grunts were also levied at the 86's Supra-like ducktail spoiler, part of the Premium trim.
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Aston has retained enough of the brand’s visual identity – the grille, the lights, the crease along the sill, the Vantage-style ducktail – to set the DBX apart without turning into an awkward pastiche of a sports car.
    — Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021

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