Minie Ball Definition

mĭnē, mĭnē-ā
noun
A cone-shaped rifle bullet used in the 19th cent.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Minie Ball

Noun

Singular:
minie ball
Plural:
mini-balls, Minie balls

Origin of Minie Ball

  • After Claude Étienne Minié (1814?–1879), French army officer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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MMIMIN

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