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projectile Definition

pro·jec·tile (prō jek′təl, prə-; also, chiefly Brit & Cdn, --tīl′)

noun

  1. an object designed to be hurled or shot forward, as a cannon shell or rocket
  2. anything thrown forward

Etymology: Fr < L projectus: see project & -ile

adjective

  1. designed to be hurled forward, as a javelin
  2. hurling forward projectile force
  3. Zool. that can be thrust out, as a tentacle

projectile Synonyms

projectile

n.

bullet, shell, missile; see bullet, weapon 1.

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

  • rocket: This was the first time that a U-boat had been sunk using rocket projectiles.
  • artillery: The GPS guided 155-mm artillery projectile will hit with high precision even at ranges beyond 50 km.
  • gun: Many casualties and much damage was caused by our own antiaircraft gun projectiles.