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missile

noun

1 missile

A rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control.

Polish: pocisk rakietowy, rakieta, rakieta bojowa

2 missile

A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.

synonym: projectile.

Roget 284: propulsion, projection; propelment; vis a tergo [Lat.], force from behind; push, shove etc. (impulse) 276; ejaculate; ejection etc. 297; ... show more

Roget 727: arm, arms; weapon, deadly weapon; armament, armaments, armature; panoply, stand of arms; armor etc. (defense) 717; armory ... show more

Dutch: raket, projectiel
Polish: pocisk odrzutowy


Moby thesaurus: AA target rocket, ABM, ASM, ATS, Asp, Asroc, Atlas, Atlas-Agena, Atlas-Centaur, Bullpup, Cajun, Corporal, Corvus, Crossbow, Dart, Deacon, Delta, Diamant, Dove, Falcon ... show more.

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