Meaning of Minié ball | Babel Free
Definitions
A muzzle-loading bullet with a hollow base, much used in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Examples
“So intense was the firing that at one point⟳ just behind the southern lines an oak tree nearly two feet thick was cut⟳ down by minié balls.”
“Minié ball, judging from everybody else's wounds around that time.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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