Minié ball
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minie ball — kind of rifle bullet, 1853, named for its inventor, French army officer Claude Étienne Minié (1814 1879), who designed it 1847 8 … Etymology dictionary
Minié ball — [min′ē, min′ē ā΄] n. [after C. E. Minié (1814 79), Fr inventor] a cone shaped rifle bullet used in the 19th cent … English World dictionary
Minie ball — Min ie ball [From the inventor, Captain Mini[ e], of France.] A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Minié ball — Various types of Minié balls. The four on the right are provided with Tamisier ball grooves for aerodynamic stability … Wikipedia
minié ball — noun Etymology: Claude Étienne Minié died 1879 French army officer Date: 1852 a rifle bullet with a conical head used in muzzle loading firearms … New Collegiate Dictionary
Minié ball — /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] * * * … Universalium
minié ball — ˈminē , ēˌā noun Usage: sometimes capitalized M Etymology: after Claude Étienne Minié died 1879 French army officer : a rifle bullet having a cylindrical body, conical head, and hollow base and much used in the middle of the 19th century … Useful english dictionary
Minié rifle — French Army P1851 Minié rifle. British Army … Wikipedia
Minié — Claude Étienne Minié Claude Étienne Minié (13 février 1804 à Paris 14 décembre 1879 à Paris)[1] était un inventeur et un officier de l armée française. Il est célèbre pour avoir conçu, dans les années 1840, le fusil Minié qui permettait un… … Wikipédia en Français
Minié, Claude-Étienne — ▪ French military officer born Feb. 13, 1804, Paris, France died Dec. 14, 1879, Paris French army officer who solved the problem of designing a bullet for the muzzle loading rifle. The bullet became known as the Minié ball. After… … Universalium
