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minié ball

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min·ié ball  (mn, mn-)
n.
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]
n
(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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