boattail

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Synonyms: coattail, boat tail, boat-tail, bobtail, rattail, cattail, coat-tail, broadtail, brantail, brattain, bonytail

Antonyms: coattail, boat tail, boat-tail, bobtail, rattail, cattail, coat-tail, broadtail, brantail, brattain, bonytail

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Noun

1. The progressively [[narrowing]] rear end of a [[bullet]] or [[ballistic missile]] that is designed to reduce [[drag]]
2. A large [[grackle]] or [[blackbird]] ({{taxlink|Quiscalus major|species}}), found in the Southern [[United States]].

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