missile

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

flare bomb

projectile weapon

arrows and bullets

cartride

missile weapon

impelled forward

target indicator

emitting substance

guided vehicle

guide missle

light shell

illuminating projectile

illuminating flare

P-bomb

mísil

misil

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
mis‧sile
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɪsaɪl/
Etymology

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.

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