Missile - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɪsl|
Brit.
|ˈmɪsaɪl|
noun
- a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
- a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (syn: projectile)
- a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (syn: projectile)
Extra examples
Blake was poleaxed after being struck by a missile thrown from the crowd.
Demonstrators threw missiles at the police.
The instrumentation on the ground and in the missile recorded the flight satisfactorily.
The missile fell earthwards.
The other soldiers quickly joined the fray, launching missile attacks in the city.
The public is not allowed within a 2-mile limit of the missile site.
Word forms
noun
singular: missile
plural: missiles
singular: missile
plural: missiles
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