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min·ié ball (m

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A conical rifle bullet used in the 19th century and designed with a hollow base that expanded when fired.

[After Claude Étienne Minié (1814?-1879), French army officer.]

Minié ball [ˈmɪnɪˌeɪ (French) miɲe]

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a conical rifle bullet, used in the 19th century, manufactured with a hollow base designed to expand when fired to fit the rifling

[named after Capt. C. E. Minié (1814-1879), French army officer who invented it]

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