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nose caps

nose caps is the plural of nose cap.

Meaning of nose cap

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

Questions about nose caps

What is nose caps the plural of?
Nose caps is the plural of nose cap.

Words near nose caps in the dictionary

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

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