projectile
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6.6
- noun
- /prəˈdʒɛk.tɪl/
- The engineers designed a new projectile that would penetrate the armor of enemy vehicles.
- launch projectiles
- fire a projectile
- projectile motion
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Watch on YouTubeSo in this example, we want to hit an apple that's hanging from a tree with a projectile.
- So in this example, we want to hit an apple that's hanging from a tree with a projectile.
- So you need a projectile, you need propellant, which is gunpowder, and then you need an ignition source.
- Now, sound travels slower than many of the projectiles did, so the shells often struck before you could make out the origin of of the shot.
- Spin, stabilized projectiles, momentum transfer, elastic and inelastic collisions.
- Puking works just like it does on Earth, and that stuff will come out of your mouth right from your stomach like a projectile.
Examples
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The leaves above them shredded with loud confusion as projectiles tore through the air.
Fiction book (1999) -
A pressure-release diaphragm then releases, allowing the gas to drive a projectile to hyper velocities.
Academic text (1995) -
In other words, you can explore projectile motion, the way in which things fly through the air.
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We use them to launch projectiles, lots of things.
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This is a sound-seeking projectile.
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The centerpiece of this evidence is a distinctive fluted projectile point typical of big game hunters.
Academic text (2000) -
Big Bertha, a cannon that could hurl a projectile a hundred miles... was this day to make its first appearance on the Western Front... was this day to strike terror into the hearts of the enemy.
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Hundreds of the estimated 60,000 projectiles fired by the Prussians exploded in and around the hospital.
Academic text (2005) -
On June 30, 1908, at 7:40 AM, a cosmic projectile exploded in the sky over Siberia.
Academic text (1992) -
The soldier aimed carefully before launching a projectile from his catapult.
Synonyms
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2.2
A small metal object fired from a gun
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3.9
A vehicle with a powerful engine that carries people or cargo into space
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1.0
A long thin stick with a sharp tip and feathers that you shoot from a bow
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1.1
A small pointed object you throw at a target
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5.1
A rocket that is powered and guided at first and then follows a path without power to its target
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4.4
An object people throw, for example a stone, to hit someone or something
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4.9
A small metal ball fired from a shotgun
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3.2
A light feathered object hit over the net in badminton
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7.5
A metal object fired from a large gun that often has an explosive inside
A heavy round metal ball fired from a cannon in the past
A solid metal ball used in cannons in the past
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Etymology
Projectile comes from Latin parts pro- 'forward' and -ject 'to throw'. So a projectile is literally something 'thrown forward', which is why we use it for stones, bullets, and other objects sent through the air.