nosecap
Rocket's front shield
A nosecap is a protective covering for the front end of something—the tip of a shoe, the nose of a rocket or aircraft, or the forward section of a bullet.
The term combines the body part with the idea of a cap as a covering for an extremity: The leather nosecap on his boots was scuffed from years of use.
Aerodynamic exterior panel
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
missile · shuttle · reentry · heatshield · aerodynamics · payload · nozzle · booster
Exact location or meaning
Sealed container for supplies
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- caliberBore diameter or quality
jacket · round · shell · trajectory · firearm · rifle · lead · casing
fairing
Aerodynamic exterior panel
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
spacecraft · missile · shuttle · reentry · heatshield · aerodynamics · payload · nozzle · booster · capsule
point
Exact location or meaning
cartridge
Sealed container for supplies
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
caliber · jacket · round · shell · trajectory · firearm · rifle · lead · casing · penetration
toe
Foot's small digit
reinforcement · scuff · leather · rubber · wear · oxford · brogue · protective · toecap