front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
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Examples of nose cone
nose cone
I climbed some stairs, turned a corner, and came face to face with its nose cone.
From the npr.org
In the field itself there are no marks to suggest where the nose cone landed.
From the cnn.com
You put your penny on the slot down near the tail and launched it into the nose cone?
From the al.com
If the plane pitches forward, the nose cone and not the engine will absorb the damage.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The beam homes in on the ascending missile and fastens onto its nose cone.
From the time.com
To be precise, only the heat shield in the nose cone of the rocket is made from wood.
From the newscientist.com
No sir, this is a multistage water rocket with a nose cone, and parachute recovery system.
From the techcrunch.com
Four and a half seconds after that, the nose cone surrounding the lander was jettisoned.
From the sciencedaily.com
The nose cone, which fell into the Atlantic, carried no nuclear warhead.
From the time.com
