projectile
projectile
Definition
pro·jec·tile (prō jek′təl, prə-; also, chiefly Brit & Cdn, --tīl′)
noun
- an object designed to be hurled or shot forward, as a cannon shell or rocket
- anything thrown forward
adjective
- designed to be hurled forward, as a javelin
- hurling forward projectile force
- Zool. that can be thrust out, as a tentacle
projectile
Synonyms
projectile
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hurl: The gun uses magnetic coils to create a pulse of energy which can hurl a projectile at more than two miles per second.
- fire: A few moments later, the warning came: " Captain, the alien ship has fired a projectile at us!
- throw: ER may have helped hunters get close enough to throw projectiles, or perhaps even to run some mammals to exhaustion in the heat.
- launch: LIFTING CHARGE: Part of a firework that launches a projectile or shell into the air.
- become: Wedges should not be used due to the risk of them becoming a projectile ( This has caused fatalities in the past ).
- use: Other types of projectile used in military ammunition include armor piercing, or AP.
Adjective modifier
- heavy: They have no windows; they are heavy, armored projectiles, whose strength comes from the discus form.
- small: However, such small projectiles are barely able to contain enough chemicals to make the effort worthwhile.
- other: The South African expert said the other projectiles that hit Cardoso were probably shrapnel from the car itself.
- explosive: AMMO: Power Cells PRIMARY: Fires an explosive like projectile.
- light: FIRE To light incendiary crossbow projectile; often used incorrectly as synonym for shoot or loose.
Modifies a noun
- vomiting: Example 2: A 6 week old male child is admitted with a few days history of projectile vomiting.
- vomit: I still drink copious amounts of £ 8.50 cocktails, resulting in pink projectile vomit the next morning.
- motion: This activity lets you study the projectile motion in a " golf " like setting.
- weapon: Everyone else, the System Defense Forces included, has to make do with projectile weapons not much different from late 20th century weapons.
- weight: The muzzle velocity is 85-90 m/s and the projectile weight just over 9 grams.
- point: The third example of a possible projectile point ( Fig.
Noun used with modifier
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