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 Months later, the front windscreen of an Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 flying from Mallorca to Vienna was shattered and most of the nose cone was torn off. Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 30 Aug. 2024 The crowd in Romulus was pulsing as the Vice President's plane, Air Force Two, pulled up outside with its robin's egg nose cone glistening in the sunshine. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2024 The system consists of a mobile launcher with two canisters, each one containing a rocket booster and a Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) in a nose cone. David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 July 2024 Each booster, supplied by Northrop Grumman, is made of five segments with pre-packed solid propellant and a nose cone. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for nose cone 

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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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 15 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

nose cone

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