nose cone

noun

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

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The nose cone of a French 75mm artillery shell, mostly intact. Michael Jerome Plunkett september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 Those alterations include adjustments to a component called a fuel diffuser, which the company believes malfunctioned during the last flight, causing higher-than-expected pressure to build up in Starship’s nose cone. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025 The rocket compensated for the drop in main tank pressure and completed its engine burn, but venting from the nose cone and a worsening fuel leak overwhelmed Starship's attitude control system. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025 Beyond having a new wave band named after it, or more accurately, the beehive hairdo that resembled the nose cone of the aircraft, those who flew on the bomber went on to serve in prominent roles with the U.S. Air Force. Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nose cone

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nose cone was in 1949

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“Nose cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20cone. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

nose cone

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