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Definition of Nose cone
1. Noun. Front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere.
Definition of Nose cone
1. Noun. The forwardmost part of an aircraft, rocket or missile; it is shaped to minimise aerodynamic resistance ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nose Cone
Literary usage of Nose cone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"The LM was enclosed in a spacecraft-lunar- module adapter and topped by an
aerodynamic nose cone in place of the Apollo command and service modules (CSM). ..."
2. Strategic Defense Initiative: Some Claims Overstated for Early Flight Tests (1993)
"However, instead of the shroud petals "peeling back" and moving away from the
nose cone without hitting and damaging the kill vehicle, the petals broke off ..."
3. Hantaviruses: Emerging Viral Diseases edited by J. S. Mackenzie (1999)
"Between animals, the nose cone was cleaned with disinfectant. When clearly
anesthetized, the animal was placed on a clean table, measured, ear-tagged, ..."
4. Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident by Southgate Publishers, DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The frustum of the nose cone of the right Solid Rocket Booster was damaged (photo
E) as if it had struck the External Tank, but there were no signs of ..."
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