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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Missile

/mĭsʹīl/ · Mis·sile · IPA /ˈmɪs.(ə)l/
01 a. Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine{2}, so as to strike an obje…
  1. 1.
    Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine{2}, so as to strike an object at a distance.
    “We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart.” — Pope.
02 n. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
  1. 1.
    A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
  2. 2.
    A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target.