softnose
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softnose
- /ˈsɒftnəʊz/ UK
- /ˈsɔftˌnoʊz/ US
- /ˈsɑftˌnoʊz/ cot caught merger
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From soft (adjective) + nose.
adjective soft-nose · soft nose
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Of a bullet: lacking a jacketed nose and thereby deforming greatly on impact, causing a large amount of damage; soft-nosed.
Questions that have arisen regarding the "stopping power" of the modern small-caliber bullet, particularly in view of the reduction of the caliber of the rifle in some services to 0.25 inch, or even less, have led to propositions to adopt soft-nose or "mushrooming" bullets, which will be deformed on
Similar: soft point
noun softnoses · soft-nose · soft nose
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A bullet of this kind; (uncountable) bullets of this kind collectively.
The soft nose when it strikes a hard substance, mushrooms, would leave ten times as large a hole as a hard nose bullet striking the same substance. A soft nose bullet would leave a ragged edge.
Similar: soft point
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title = {softnose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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