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- Dictionarymissile/ˈmɪsʌɪl/
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 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.
A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. [1]
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.
Definition of missile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of missile. noun. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a target but is not self-propelled. synonyms: projectile. see more. noun. a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control. see more. Pronunciation.
MISSILE meaning: 1 : an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon; 2 : a rocket that explodes when it hits a distant target.
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, 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.
