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nose cap

nose cap noun: a protective cap on the end of a gunstock.

Noun

nose cap (plural nose caps)

  1. (historical) A protective cap on the end of a gunstock.
  2. The protective covering on the end of an aircraft fuselage.
  3. The nose cone of a missile or shell, often containing explosives or a timer.
    • This was a shrapnel shell used by the Austrians in the mountains with a nose-cap which went on after the burst and exploded on contact.1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 107

Forms of nose cap

pluralnose caps

Questions about nose cap

What does nose cap mean?
Nose cap means a protective cap on the end of a gunstock.
What part of speech is nose cap?
Nose cap is a noun.
What is the plural of nose cap?
The plural of nose cap is nose caps.

Words near nose cap in the dictionary

  1. nose butter
  2. nose buttered
  3. nose buttering
  4. nose butters
  5. nose candy
  6. nose cap
  7. nose caps
  8. nose cone
  9. nose cones
  10. nose count
  11. nose counts

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