MINIÉ BALL


Meaning of MINIÉ BALL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmi-nē-, ˌmi-nē-ˈā- ]

noun

Etymology: Claude Étienne Minié died 1879 French army officer

Date: 1852

: a rifle bullet with a conical head used in muzzle-loading firearms

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