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boattailed

boattailed adjective: having a boattail (narrowing rear end).

Adjective

boattailed (not comparable)

  1. Having a boattail (narrowing rear end).

Forms of boattailed

alternative formboat-tailed

Origin of boattailed

From boat + tailed.

Questions about boattailed

What does boattailed mean?
Boattailed means having a boattail (narrowing rear end).
What part of speech is boattailed?
Boattailed is an adjective.

Words near boattailed in the dictionary

  1. boatswains
  2. boatswen
  3. boatswoman
  4. boatswomen
  5. boattail
  6. boattailed
  7. boattails
  8. boatward
  9. boatwear
  10. boatwhistle
  11. boatwhistles

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