Missile - English meaning
Missile – definitions in English dictionary
nounAn object which is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon.
Usage examples:
One of the players was hit on the head by a missile thrown by a spectatorSynonims:
ProjectileTrajectile
nounA flying weapon that has its own engine and can travel a long distance before exploding at the place at which it has been aimed
Usage examples:
A nuclear missile, a guided missile, rioters hurled missiles at the police.
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Word origin
early 17th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘suitable for throwing (at a target’)): from Latin missile, neuter (used as a noun) of missilis, from miss- ‘sent’, from the verb mittere .
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