Meaning

2 senses
  1. The progressively narrowing rear end of a bullet or ballistic missile that is designed to reduce drag

  2. A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States.

Origin

From boat + tail.

From boat + tail.

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Forms

plural: boattails

Synonyms

1 synonyms
bird:boattail grackle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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