T' pointed object at t' front o' a rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! Cones are nay always strictly cone-shaped. They are sometimes rounded but are most commonly ogive (a pointed arch). Nose cones are an important consideration in rocket design, me hearties, since they provide two ways t' move t' center o' gravity forward if needed; by usin' a longer cone, or by addin' weight t' t' cone.