missile
Plural: missiles
Noun
- An object or weapon designed to be thrown or projected.
- a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
- a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
- Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
- A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.
Examples
- He launched a MISSILE of a word across the board, scoring massively.
- That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.
- The Rhodians, who used leaden bullets, were able to project their missiles twice as far as the Persian slingers, who used large stones.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin missile (“thrown weapon, projectile”), neuter of missilis (“throwable, capable of being thrown”), from mittere (“to send”). From 1611. Compare Middle French missile (“projectile”), from 1636.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
missile: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmissile: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
missile: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
missile: valid Words With Friends Word