missile

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
  2. A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.

Frequentie

C1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈmɪsaɪl/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Latin missile (“thrown weapon, projectile”), neuter of missilis (“throwable, capable of being thrown”), from mittere (“to send”). From 1611. Compare Middle French missile (“projectile”), from 1636.

Verbeter je uitspraak

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes