nose cone

noun

: a protective cone constituting the forward end of an aerospace vehicle

Examples of nose cone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first step in that program is the Rocket Lab Mission to Venus, which will deploy a small, nose cone-like probe crafted to sample the Venusian atmosphere using a device called an autofluorescence nephelometer (AFN). — Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Getting to Swift Technicians buttoned up the Link satellite inside the nose cone of a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket last month at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

The company will evaluate applications for nose cones, fins, leading edges, bulkheads, and other high-performance structures that require precision and durability. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026

Nearby, a former Korean Air vessel’s nose cone had been removed clean, as if seared off with a hot knife. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nose cone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone

Kids Definition

nose cone

noun

: a protective cone forming the forward end of a rocket or missile