Associations to the word «Boattail»

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Wiktionary

BOATTAIL, noun. The progressively narrowing rear end of a bullet or ballistic missile that is designed to reduce drag
BOATTAIL, noun. A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats