| 释义 |
boattail
I. \ˈbō(t)ˌtāl\ noun
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
II. adjective
also boat-tailed \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\
1. : tapered at the back end like the stern of a boat
< a boattail bullet >
< a boattail ski >
2. [boattail (I) ] : of, relating to, or having a boattail
< bullets of the boattail type > |