tapering
131fusiform — adj. [L. fusus, spindle; forma, shape] 1. Spindleshaped, tapering almost equally toward both ends. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) Of or pertaining to univalves having a long canal and an equally long spire, tapering from the middle toward both ends …
132artillery — /ahr til euh ree/, n. 1. mounted projectile firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms. 2. the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons. 3.… …
