a projectile missile

  • 41projectile — [prəʊˈdʒekˌtaɪl] noun [C] formal an object that is shot or thrown as a weapon Syn: missile …

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  • 42projectile — pro•jec•tile [[t]prəˈdʒɛk tɪl, taɪl[/t]] n. 1) an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, as a bullet, shell, or grenade 2) a body projected or impelled forward, as through the air 3) impelling or driving forward, as a force… …

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  • 43projectile — /prəˈdʒɛktaɪl / (say pruh jektuyl) noun 1. Military an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell or grenade. 2. an object set in motion by an exterior impulse, which then continues to move by virtue of… …

  • 44projectile —   n. thing thrown forwards; self propelling missile; a. pertaining to this; thrusting or projecting forwards …

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  • 45projectile — n. & adj. n. 1 a missile, esp. fired by a rocket. 2 a bullet, shell, etc. fired from a gun. 3 any object thrown as a weapon. adj. 1 capable of being projected by force, esp. from a gun. 2 projecting or impelling. Etymology: mod.L projectilis (adj …

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  • 46Ogive (missile) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ogive. Ogives nucléaires d un missile balistique intercontinental Minuteman III …

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  • 47cluster projectile — projectile or missile containing a number of explosives designed to cause damage to a broad area …

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  • 48Shoulder-launched missile weapon — A shoulder launched missile weapon is a weapon that fires a projectile at a target, yet is small enough to be carried by a single person, and fired while held on one s shoulder. Missile is used here in the original broad sense: today the word has …

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  • 49RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 — Un Standard Missile Three (SM 3) tiré depuis le système de lancement vertical du croiseur USS Lake Erie (CG 70) de classe Ticondegora. Le RIM 161 Standard Missile 3 (ou simplement SM 3), conçu par la société américaine Raytheon, complète le… …

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  • 50RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=RIM 161 SM 3 caption=A RIM 161 Standard Missile (SM 3) is launched from the Aegis cruiser USS Lake Erie origin=USA type=Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System used by= manufacturer=Raytheon unit cost=$9.5… …

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