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English[]
A selection of missiles (military)
Etymology[]
< Latin missilis (“‘that may be thrown’”), neut. missile (“‘a weapon to be thrown, a javelin’”), in plural missilia (“‘presents thrown among the people by the emperors’”) < mittere (“‘to send’”).
Pronunciation[]
- (UK): IPA: /ˈmɪsaɪl/, SAMPA: /"mIsaIl/
- Rhymes: -ɪsaɪl
- (US): enPR: mĭsʹīl, IPA: /ˈmɪsaɪl/, SAMPA: /"mIsaIl/ or enPR: mĭsʹəl, IPA: /ˈmɪsəl/, SAMPA: /"mIs@l/
- Rhymes: -ɪsaɪl, -ɪsəl
Noun[]
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Missile ({{{1}}})
- An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
- Template:Military A self-propelled projectile with an explosive or nuclear warhead, whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.
Related terms[]
Translations[]
object to be launched
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self-propelled, guidable projectile
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See also[]
- projectile
- rocket
External links[]
- Missile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Missile in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams[]
- eiilmss,
- similes
- smilies
French[]
Noun[]
Missile m. (plural Missiles)
Italian[]
Noun[]
missile m. (plural missili)
Adjective[]
missile m and f (m and f plural missili)
- missile (attributive)
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