Missile to be thrown
1missile — (n.) thing thrown or discharged as a weapon, is 1650s, from missile (adj.), 1610s, capable of being thrown, chiefly in phrase missile weapon, from Fr. missile and directly from L. missilis that may be thrown or hurled (also, in plural, as a noun …
2Missile — Mis sile, n. [L. missile.] 1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. [1913 Webster] 2. A rocket propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to …
3missile — [mis′əl; ] chiefly Brit [, mis′īl΄] adj. [L missilis < missus: see MISSION] 1. that can be, or is, thrown or shot, as from a gun 2. Rare throwing or shooting missiles n. a weapon or other object, as a spear, bullet, rocket, etc., designed to… …
4Missile (disambiguation) — Missile can mean: Any thrown object Missile: a self propelled explosive projectile used as a weapon towards a target. Missile (film), a 1987 documentary Missile (song), a 2005 single by IAMX Missiles (album), a 2008 album by The Dears The Missile …
5Missile — 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… …
6missile — mis|sile [ˈmısaıl US ˈmısəl] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: missilis able to be thrown , from mittere; MISSION] 1.) a weapon that can fly over long distances and that explodes when it hits the thing it has been aimed at ▪ a nuclear missile… …
7Missile — For other uses, see Missile (disambiguation). A V 2 missile launch by the British during Operation Backfire. Though a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self propelled guided weapon system.… …
8missile — /mis euhl/ or, esp. Brit., / uyl/, n. 1. an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow. 2. See guided missile. 3. See ballistic missile. adj. 4. capable of being thrown, hurled, or shot, as from the hand or… …
9missile — /ˈmɪsaɪl / (say misuyl), Originally US / səl/ (say suhl) noun 1. an object or weapon that can be thrown, hurled, or shot, as a stone, a bullet, a lance, or an arrow. 2. a ballistic or guided missile. –adjective 3. capable of being thrown, hurled …
10missile — I. adjective Etymology: Latin missilis, from mittere to throw, send Date: 1611 1. capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object 2. adapted for throwing or hurling missiles II. noun Date: circa 1656 an object (as a weapon) thrown …
