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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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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of missile¹

C17: from Latin: missilis , from mittere to send

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Death comes by missile, by gunshot, by collapsed building, by lack of medicine and by fear.

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The defence ministry has denied foreign reports that it was a shipment of a missile fuel chemical.

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Israel said that it had targeted a Hezbollah store of "precision-guided missiles" that "poses a threat to the State of Israel and its civilians".

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As you may have noticed, Vladimir Putin did not “STOP,” and Trump justifiably perceived last week’s Russian missile attacks on Kyiv as a personal insult.

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“There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,” Trump posted to his Truth Social.

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misshapen missileer

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