missile
3
4.4
- noun
- /ˈmɪsəl/
- He launched a toy missile from his hand, aiming it at the cardboard target across the yard.
- a stone missile
Examples
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"Task group under missile attack."
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So the armies of this world, they fired missiles.
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His colleagues were arguing about the difference between a bomb and a missile.
Academic text (2015) -
We have its location narrowed down to somewhere in this missile assembly building.
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In some cases, such objects might be secret prototype aircraft, missiles, or drones.
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America is a superpower, it is not in the range of Iranian missiles and Israel is a small country.
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So the official use of Dugas, this giant metal thing, was a missile detection system that was used by the Soviet Union.
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Our missiles have failed.
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With a quick swing of his arm, he blocked the unexpected missile and sent it spinning toward Kieran.
Fiction book (1998) -
Once we hit solid ground, she's off like a smart missile weaving through the crowd toward a predetermined target.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
102
1.1
A small pointed object you throw at a target
36
6.6
An object thrown or fired through the air, often used as a weapon
2
7.5
A small bomb fired from a device attached to the end of a rifle
Compounds
- Specialized
43
5.1
A rocket that is powered and guided at first and then follows a path without power to its target
- Specialized
38
6.3
A flying, unmanned weapon that carries a bomb to a distant target with high accuracy
- Specialized
17
4.6
A set of weapons and radar that find and stop enemy missiles before they hit
- Specialized
16
6.3
A weapon launched from the ground or a ship to destroy aircraft in the sky
- Specialized
8
7.4
A long range rocket that can fly between continents and carry a nuclear bomb
- Specialized
6
5.0
A weapon that follows the heat from a plane's engine to hit it
- Specialized
3
6.3
A rocket that stops and destroys incoming long-range missiles before they reach their target
- Specialized
2
5.3
A weapon that one plane fires to destroy another plane in the air
- Specialized
1
7.5
A fast military ship that carries weapons that can steer themselves to attack ships and aircraft
- Specialized
1
5.9
A weapon that shoots down incoming missiles sent from far away
- Specialized
1
8.0
A large military ship that carries missiles to attack and defend at long range
- Specialized
1
7.5
A navy ship with guided missiles that escorts and protects other ships
- Specialized
1
7.9
A set of weapons and equipment that shoots rockets at planes
- Specialized
1
6.8
A missile launched from a warship to hit enemy ships or land targets
1
7.1
A part of the U.S. Department of Defense that develops and coordinates systems to stop long-range missiles
- Specialized
1
9.6
A large submarine that carries nuclear missiles to stop enemies from attacking a country
- Specialized
A missile system on a ship that defends it from close incoming missiles or planes
How Deadly
- NSFW
396
3.5
3
4.4
- Specialized
4
6.8
1
7.0
518
3.2
- NSFW
∞
1.0
20
5.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word missile comes from the Latin verb mittere, which means 'to send', and the same root is in mission. So a missile was originally 'something sent' through the air, like a stone or spear thrown at an enemy.