MISSILE Definition & Meaning

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missile

[ mis-uhlor, especially British, -ahyl ]

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noun

an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
guided missile.
ballistic missile.

adjective

capable of being thrown, hurled, or shot, as from the hand or a gun.
used or designed for discharging missiles.

missile

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noun

any object or weapon that is thrown at a target or shot from an engine, gun, etc
1. 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)
2. ( as modifier )
  a missile carrier

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of missile¹

1600–10; < Latin, neuter of missilis, equivalent to miss ( us ) (past participle of mittere to send, throw) + -ilis -ile

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of missile¹

C17: from Latin: missilis , from mittere to send

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"They said: 'If you interact with Hamas or work with Hamas, you will be targeted.' They said: 'We will send a missile directly to you.'"

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The head of the city's defence administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, said a ballistic missile had landed in the centre of a residential area.

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And it is still possible that he will do this by launching the equivalent of a salvo of ballistic missiles into the global trading system, with a universal tariff on all imports into the USA.

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A missile launcher sends a cloud of brown dust into the air as it hurtles across a field towards the firing line.

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Authorities are investigating a break-in at a historic Nike missile site in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area outside San Francisco.

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