minie ball

Minié ball

M m

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [min-ee, min-ee-ey; French mee-nyey]
- /ˈmɪn i, ˈmɪn iˌeɪ; French miˈnyeɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [min-ee, min-ee-ey; French mee-nyey]
- /ˈmɪn i, ˈmɪn iˌeɪ; French miˈnyeɪ/

Definitions of minie ball words

noun minie ball a conical bullet with a hollow base that expanded when fired, used in the 19th century. 1
noun minie ball a conical rifle bullet, used in the 19th century, manufactured with a hollow base designed to expand when fired to fit the rifling 0
noun minie ball a cone-shaped rifle bullet used in the 19th cent. 0

before 1855

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

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