MISSILE
missile
(noun) a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
projectile, missile
(noun) a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
missile (plural missiles)
Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.
Anagrams
• mislies, similes, slimies, smilies
Source: Wiktionary
Mis"sile, a. Etym: [L. missils, fr. mittere, missum, to cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. mesti to throw: cf. F. missile. Cf. Admit, Dismiss, Mass the religious service, Message, Mission.]
Definition: Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a distance. We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. Pope.
Mis"sile, n. Etym: [L. missile.]
Definition: A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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