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boat tail

American  

noun

Automotive.
  1. a body style in which the rear end of the vehicle tapers to a point or a cone.


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Pong lowered the boat tail back into the water.

From Literature

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