What is another word for missile?

Pronunciation: [mˈɪsa͡ɪl] (IPA)

Missile is a term used to refer to a weapon that is launched at a target. There are various synonyms for the word missile that can be used to describe different types of projectiles. Missile can be referred to as a rocket, bomb, projectile, or even a guided missile. A rocket is a type of missile that is propelled by self-contained engines and is designed to travel long distances. A bomb, on the other hand, is a type of missile that is dropped from an aircraft and explodes upon impact. A projectile is a general term used to describe any object that is launched with the intention of hitting a target. Lastly, a guided missile is a type of missile that is equipped with a guidance system for precision targeting.

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Usage examples for Missile

The missile had struck him on the head and one eye was terribly injured.
"The Lamp in the Desert"
Ethel M. Dell
Colonel Repington in The Times described the Irish as the "best missile troops" in all the armies.
"John Redmond's Last Years"
Stephen Gwynn
More than once it has happened that notwithstanding a subject being well on the way to becoming a cartoon-the raw material of an idea having been almost hammered into a presentable political missile or social criticism by the heads of the company-a side remark may arrest further labour, and turn attention in an entirely different direction.
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann

Famous quotes with Missile

  • We had periodic crises in this country when the technical intelligence didn't support the policy. We had the bomber gap, the missile gap.
    Aldrich Ames
  • If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile.
    Lynda Barry
  • In its report, the Cox Committee concludes that China is using stolen U.S. design information to speed up its deployment of a new nuclear missile force.
    Charles Foster Bass
  • When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive.
    George W. Bush
  • The Twist was a guided missile launched from the ghetto into the heart of suburbia. The Twist succeeded, as politics, religion and law could never do, in writing in the heart and soul what the Supreme Court could only write on the books.
    Eldridge Cleaver

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