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noun
- 1. an object which is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon: "one of the players was hit on the head by a missile thrown by a spectator"
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The meaning of MISSILE is capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object. How to use missile in a sentence.
A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. [1]
a flying weapon that has its own engine and can travel a long distance before exploding at the place at which it has been aimed: a nuclear missile. a guided missile. A missile can also be any object that is thrown with the intention of causing injury or damage: Rioters hurled missiles at the police.
noun. any object or weapon that is thrown at a target or shot from an engine, gun, etc. a rocket-propelled weapon that flies either in a fixed trajectory (ballistic missile) or in a trajectory that can be controlled during flight (guided missile) ( as modifier ) a missile carrier.
A missile is a tube-shaped weapon that moves long distances through the air and explodes when it reaches its target.
A missile is an object that can be projected toward a target. Examples include a spitball shot through a straw, a poison-tipped arrow sent via bow, or a self-propelled heat-seeking rocket, designed to take out targets at long range.
Definition of missile noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. missile. noun. /ˈmɪsaɪl/ /ˈmɪsl/ a weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that it is aimed at. nuclear missiles. a missile base/site. Collocations War and peace. see also ballistic missile, cruise missile, guided missile. Extra Examples.
Missile, a rocket-propelled weapon designed to deliver an explosive warhead with great accuracy at high speed. Missiles vary from small tactical weapons that are effective out to only a few hundred feet to much larger strategic weapons that have ranges of several thousand miles.
1. an object or weapon that is thrown, shot, or otherwise propelled at a target, as a stone, bullet, arrow, or rocket. 2. guided missile. 3. ballistic missile. adj. 4. capable of being used as a missile.
Missile definition: An object or weapon that is fired, thrown, dropped, or otherwise projected at a target; a projectile. Dictionary Thesaurus
