missile
Meaning
- Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
- 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
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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