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noun Rocketry.
the cone-shaped forward section of a rocket or guided missile, including a heat shield and containing the payload.
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Origin of nose cone
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby nose cone
nose about, nose bag, noseband, nosebleed, nose candy, nose cone, nosecount, nosedive, nose drops, nose ender, no-see-um
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British Dictionary definitions for nose cone
nose cone
noun
the conical forward section of a missile, spacecraft, etc, designed to withstand high temperatures, esp during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere
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