单词 | minie-ball |
释义 | Minié ball in British English (ˈmɪnɪˌeɪ, French miɲe) noun a conical rifle bullet, used in the 19th century, manufactured with a hollow base designed to expand when fired to fit the rifling Word origin C19: named after Capt C. E. Minié (1814–1879), French army officer who invented itMinié ball in American English (ˈmɪni; ˈmɪniˌeɪ) a cone-shaped rifle bullet used in the 19th cent. Word origin after C. E. Minié (1814-79), Fr inventorDefinition of 'Minié ball' |
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