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Photos published by North Korean state media show the nose cone of the new missile to be more rounded than its predecessor, the Hwasong-18, another ICBM of the North using solid-fuel technology.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Until now, seating at the nose cone and back of the Monorail were not available.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
There’s good news for Monorail riders: The nose cone section is open to the public once again.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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
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First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Nose cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20cone. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
nose cone
noun
: a protective cone forming the forward end of a rocket or missile
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