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missile |
3 definitions found 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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