英语词汇minnie ball的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

minnie ball. French Army Capt. Claude-Étienne Minié (1814–79) invented the minnie or minié ball bullet that became famous around the world and was extensively used in the American Civil War. Minié’s invention came in 1849, designed for the Minié rifle, but more important, something of a final answer in the search for an ideal bullet. The elongated bullet, one of the first of its shape, was more accurate and could be loaded faster than any shell before it. Experts thought it to be the ultimate in ballistic ingenuity and it was certainly the first step in the development of the modern bullet. With it a soldier could fire two aimed shots a minute!

词汇	minnie ball
词源	minnie ball. French Army Capt. Claude-Étienne Minié (1814–79) invented the minnie or minié ball bullet that became famous around the world and was extensively used in the American Civil War. Minié’s invention came in 1849, designed for the Minié rifle, but more important, something of a final answer in the search for an ideal bullet. The elongated bullet, one of the first of its shape, was more accurate and could be loaded faster than any shell before it. Experts thought it to be the ultimate in ballistic ingenuity and it was certainly the first step in the development of the modern bullet. With it a soldier could fire two aimed shots a minute!
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