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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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How to use nose cone in a sentence

SpaceX's Starship vehicle measures 50 meters from its nose cone to landing legs.
NASA’s bold bet on Starship for the Moon may change spaceflight forever|Eric Berger|April 23, 2021|Ars Technica
I will turn my nose up when you offer me the rest of some delicious pastry that you nibbled on.
Why My Norovirus Panic Makes Me Sick|Lizzie Crocker|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They should have pointed the nose of the Airbus down and applied more power.
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A spandex mask stretched over his face, covering his eyes and nose.
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Cone Mills features in all the major chapters of the 20th century.
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The struggle continues and Chan is punched, suffering a broken nose.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On certain of the stems the fertile cone appears and the spores are ripened about June, after which the process withers.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
With the dispersal of the spores the cone shrivels up, and then the stems starts to send out green branches.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Sympathising with its desires, Benjy changed his posture, and managed just to touch the nose of his enemy.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
He walked first to one side, and then the other, rooting in the dirt with his funny, rubbery nose.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum

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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