nose cone

noun

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

Examples of nose cone in a Sentence

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris burns up over Europe Watch on The piece of the Blue Origin rocket nose cone that washed ashore in the Bahamas was part of the New Glenn spacecraft that launched on its first flight on January 16. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025 But a revolution in nose cone design was under way. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2016 The payload is seen as it's being encapsulated in a SpaceX Falcon 9 nose cone. William Harwood, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025 Separately, a piece of a Blue Origin rocket’s nose cone washed up on a beach in the Bahamas. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

nose cone

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