Missile

Missile
Missile Mis"sile, a. [L. missils, fr. mittere, missum, to cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. mesti to throw: cf. F. missile. Cf. {Admit}, {Dismiss}, {Mass} the religious service, {Message}, {Mission}.] Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine[2], so as to strike an object at a distance. [1913 Webster]

We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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