boattail

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noun

ˈbō(t)ˌtāl

1

: boat-tailed grackle

2

: the part of an artillery projectile in the rear of the rotating band when shaped like the inverted frustum of a cone

boattail

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adjective

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variants or less commonly boat-tailed

ˈ⸗¦⸗

1

: tapered at the back end like the stern of a boat

a boattail bullet

a boattail ski

2

[boattail entry 1] : of, relating to, or having a boattail

bullets of the boattail type

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