boattail
noun
boattail is spelled B-O-A-T-T-A-I-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, boattail means “The progressively narrowing rear end of a bullet or ballistic missile that is designed to reduce drag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of boattail is boattails.
How many letters and syllables are in boattail?
| Letters | 8: B-O-A-T-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is boattail?
Boattail appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of boattail
- boattails plural
- boat-tail
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boattail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
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 (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does boattail come from?
From boat + tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).