MINIÉ BALL


Meaning of MINIÉ BALL in English

/min"ee, min"ee ay'/ ; Fr. /mee nyay"/

a conical bullet with a hollow base that expanded when fired, used in the 19th century.

[ 1855-60; named after C. E. Minié (1814-79), French officer who invented it ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .