boattail
Definition of boattail
2 : the part of an artillery projectile in the rear of the rotating band when shaped like the inverted frustum of a cone
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boattail
boat–tailed
Definition of boattail
1 : tapered at the back end like the stern of a boat a boattail bullet a boattail ski
2 [1boattail] : of, relating to, or having a boattail bullets of the boattail type
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