MISSILES

Noun

missiles

plural of missile

Source: Wiktionary


MISSILE

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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