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Meaning of nose cap | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A protective cap on the end of a gunstock.
    historical
  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.

Equivalents

Suomi sytytin

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nose cone nose count nose flute nose glasses nose goes nose guard

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