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missile definition

mis·sile (mis′əl; chiefly Brit, -īl′)

adjective

  1. that can be, or is, thrown or shot, as from a gun
  2. Rare throwing or shooting missiles

Etymology: L missilis < missus: see mission

noun

a weapon or other object, as a spear, bullet, rocket, etc., designed to be thrown, fired, or launched toward a target; often, specif., a guided or ballistic missile

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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