хвост — meaning in English

English meaning

• queue noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
• tail noun The flexible appendage extending from the rear of an animal's body.

Senses

хвост is used for these senses in English:

• queue (heraldry) An animal's tail. [from 16th c.]
• queue (now, _, historical) A men's hairstyle with a braid or ponytail at the back of the head, such as that worn by men in Imperial China. [from 18th c.]

queue — full definition

1. noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
2. noun In computing, a data structure that holds items to be processed in order, usually first-in-first-out.
3. verb To line up and wait for a turn.
4. verb To add an item to a waiting list or processing order.

tail — full definition

1. noun The flexible appendage extending from the rear of an animal's body.
2. noun The rear or last part of something, such as an aircraft's tail section or the end of a line or sequence.
3. noun The side of a coin opposite the head, or (informally) someone secretly following another person.
4. verb To follow someone closely and secretly, typically to observe them.

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