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Definition of Missile
1. Noun. A rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control.
Specialized synonyms: Air-to-air Missile, Air-to-ground Missile, Air-to-surface Missile, Ballistic Missile, Guided Missile, Heat-seeking Missile, Sidewinder
Terms within: Nose, Vane
Generic synonyms: Projectile, Rocket, Arm, Weapon, Weapon System
Terms within: Nose, Vane
Generic synonyms: Projectile, Rocket, Arm, Weapon, Weapon System
2. Noun. A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.
Exact synonyms: Projectile
Specialized synonyms: Arrow, Boomerang, Throw Stick, Throwing Stick, Bullet, Slug, Cannon Ball, Cannonball, Round Shot, Dart, Seeker, Pellet, Shot, Spitball
Generic synonyms: Arm, Weapon, Weapon System
Derivative terms: Projectile
Specialized synonyms: Arrow, Boomerang, Throw Stick, Throwing Stick, Bullet, Slug, Cannon Ball, Cannonball, Round Shot, Dart, Seeker, Pellet, Shot, Spitball
Generic synonyms: Arm, Weapon, Weapon System
Derivative terms: Projectile
Definition of Missile
1. a. Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine, so as to strike an object at a distance.
2. n. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
Definition of Missile
1. Noun. An object intended to be launched into the air at a target. ¹
2. Noun. (military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Missile
1. an object or weapon that is thrown or projected [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Missile
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