boattail
nounDefinition of boattail
(Entry 1 of 2)
2 : the part of an artillery projectile in the rear of the rotating band when shaped like the inverted frustum of a cone
boattail
adjectiveDefinition of boattail (Entry 2 of 2)
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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