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missile

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mis⋅sile

  [mis-uhl or, especially Brit., -ahyl]
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–noun
1. an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
2. guided missile.
3. ballistic missile.
–adjective
4. capable of being thrown, hurled, or shot, as from the hand or a gun.
5. used or designed for discharging missiles.
Origin:
1600–10; < L, neut. of missilis, equiv. to miss(us) (ptp. of mittere to send, throw) + -ilis -ile
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mis·sile   (mĭs'əl, -īl')   
n.  

  1. An object or weapon that is fired, thrown, dropped, or otherwise projected at a target; a projectile.

  2. A guided missile.

  3. A ballistic missile.


[Latin, from neuter of missilis, able to be thrown, from missus, past participle of mittere, to let go, throw.]
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