boat tail
Americannoun
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Pong lowered the boat tail back into the water.
From Literature
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The "Boat Tail" car, so-called because its rear is shaped like a J-class racing yacht, was hand-built over four years according to the detailed specifications of an unnamed client of the elite automaker.
From Reuters
The Boat Tail's price tag is not being made public, nor is the name of the buyer.
From Reuters
At the end of the season the honor of "Head of the River" belongs to the boat that has not been defeated and is presumably the fastest, whereas the slowest boat, Tail End Charlie, has been defeated by all the other colleges.
From Project Gutenberg
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