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softnose.

Of a bullet: lacking a jacketed nose and thereby deforming greatly on impact, causing a large amount of damage; soft-nosed.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɒftnəʊz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɔftˌnoʊz/General-American/ˈsɑftˌnoʊz/cot-caught-merger
  1. Of a bullet: lacking a jacketed nose and thereby deforming greatly on impact, causing a large amount of damage; soft-nosed.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From soft (adjective) + nose.

noun/ˈsɒftnəʊz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɔftˌnoʊz/General-American/ˈsɑftˌnoʊz/cot-caught-merger
  1. A bullet of this kind; (uncountable) bullets of this kind collectively.

    countable
Where this word comes from

From soft (adjective) + nose.

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