dovetail
Swallowtail (after the forked tail of the swallow ) means:
- a butterfly from the knightly butterfly family, Papilio machaon , see swallowtail (butterfly)
- a subfamily of the knightly butterflies : swallowtails (Papilioninae)
- a connection technology for wood connection, the dovetail connection
- the back part of the jacket of a tailcoat, split in the middle, see lap (clothing)
- a large lateral notch on the edge of a flag facing away from the mast, see flag #Format
- an ornamental form of castle battlements, the swallowtail battlement
- Dovetail guide , a form of sliding guide
- a type of cage rail guide with needle cages, see cage rail guide # Version with needles
- a section of the Nürburgring Nordschleife, see Nordschleife # sections
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Wiktionary: Swallowtail - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
