nose
- noun
- /noʊz/
- We used a Hi-825 video camera mounted in the aircraft's nose to record representative ice conditions.
- nose cone
- nose and tail
- nose and rear wheel
You're surfing and you look at the nose of the board, right?
- You're surfing and you look at the nose of the board, right?
- Now carbon fiber goes on the nose of missiles things, right?
Examples
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The ship's nose is heavy.
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Val is in the front of the nose, checking the bombsight.
Fiction book (1990) -
So we get this nose piece on here.
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OK, now you can go to the sides of the nose pretty easily.
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Pull back to pitch the nose back up.
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My seat is in the very nose of this airplane.
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Then a head pops up and looks out through the nose of the plane: Virge.
Fiction book (1990) -
The lower drag was probably due to the rounder nose and smoother attack angle of the front end.
Academic text (1993) -
Perched in the nose cone is a model Mars Global Surveyor space probe.
Academic text (1995) -
The engineer carefully adjusted the nose of the aircraft to improve its aerodynamics.
Synonyms
The main front surface of an object or tool
The front part of an animal's head with the nose and jaws
A part that sticks out from a surface like a balcony
A human nose that is often large or noticeable
The pointed front part of a rocket, missile, or plane that protects important parts and reduces air resistance during flight
The front part of a ship, plane, or other vehicle
The front part of a thing, animal, or building
Idioms
- Informal
To show open disrespect by refusing to follow rules or customs
- Informal
To work hard for a long time on a difficult task without stopping
Deliberately do something that hurts you more than the person you want to punish
- Informal
To think about things beyond your own immediate needs
Compounds
- Specialized
The pointed front part of a rocket, missile, or plane that protects important parts and reduces air resistance during flight
A sudden steep fall that often happens to a plane with its front pointing down or to prices
- Specialized
An enlarged red nose with visible blood vessels that often comes from heavy drinking
- Archaic
A nose that becomes large and red with visible veins from long heavy drinking
How Pointed
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word nose first named the projecting front of the face (from old nosu), and by picture this word came to mean the front part of things like a plane or rocket. So the nose of a plane is simply its forward, projecting end.