"Minié ball" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Minié balls [plural]
Etymology: Named after one of its developers, Claude-Étienne Minié. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Minié ball (plural Minié balls)
  1. (historical) A muzzle-loading bullet with a hollow base, much used in the second half of the nineteenth century. Wikipedia link: Claude-Étienne Minié Tags: historical Related terms: Minié rifle
    Sense id: en-Minié_ball-en-noun-dPXBUZzD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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