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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Missile \Mis"sile\, a. [L. missils, fr mittere missum, to
cause to go to send to throw; cf Lith. mesti to throw: cf
F. missile. Cf {Admit}, {Dismiss}, {Mass} the religious
service, {Message}, {Mission}.]
Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be
projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so
as to strike an object at a distance.
We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Missile \Mis"sile\, n. [L. missile.]
A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a
lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
missile
n 1: a rocket-propelled vehicle carrying passengers or
instruments or a warhead
2: a body that is thrown or projected [syn: {projectile}]
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