# Minié ball

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A muzzle-loading bullet with a hollow base, much used in the second half of the nineteenth century.

## Etymology
Named after one of its developers, Claude-Étienne Minié.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/minie-ball