missile
/ˈmɪs.(ə)l/ noun B2- Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. · The Rhodians, who used leaden bullets, were able to project their missiles twice as far as the Persian slingers, who used large stones.
- A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. · That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.
Plural missiles
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