Lovett had noted the blunt shape of the fuselage that passed no more than three hundred feet above the lagoon, and knew it was an amphibian.

They stood, squat blunt shapes, vines growing over their landing gear, poking up into the dark empty holes of the spent solid-fuel thrusters.

Based on this theory, reentry vehicles present blunt shapes to the atmosphere for reentry.

The stranger held up the blunt white shapes that were its hands as if about to pray, but kept them a few inches apart.

The blunt shape of the meteor ball will deal concussive damage rather than piercing.

When an object - with blunt-shaped surface facing down - comes back to Earth, the blunt shape creates a shock wave in front of the vehicle.

Its blunt shape made a pounding blow to the enemies, but also made sure it wouldn't get stuck in an enemy hull.

The blunt, horizontal shape titled "Eros" is determinedly unsensual.

For the blunt shape typically associated with a parabolic nose, see power series below.

For example, in strictly subsonic rockets a short, blunt, smooth elliptical shape is usually best.