What does missile mean?
Definitions for missile
ˈmɪs əl; esp. Brit. -aɪlmis·sile
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Princeton's WordNet
missilenoun
a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
projectile, missilenoun
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
GCIDE
Missilenoun
A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target.
Wiktionary
missilenoun
An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
missilenoun
A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.
Etymology: From missilis, neuter missile, in plural missilia, from mittere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Missileadjective
Thrown by the hand; striking at distance.
Etymology: missilis, Lat..
We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Missile
In military terminology, a missile is a guided airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight usually by a jet engine or rocket motor. Missiles are thus also called guided missiles or guided rockets (when a previously unguided rocket is made guided). Missiles have five system components: targeting, guidance system, flight system, engine and warhead. Missiles come in types adapted for different purposes: surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missiles (ballistic, cruise, anti-ship, anti-submarine, anti-tank, etc.), surface-to-air missiles (and anti-ballistic), air-to-air missiles, and anti-satellite weapons. Airborne explosive devices without propulsion are referred to as shells if fired by an artillery piece and bombs if dropped by an aircraft. Unguided jet- or rocket-propelled weapons are usually described as rocket artillery. Historically, the word missile referred to any projectile that is thrown, shot or propelled towards a target; this usage is still recognized today.
ChatGPT
missile
Missile is a weapon that is self-propelled and guided towards its target. It usually refers to a long-range weapon designed for delivering and detonating explosives or other payloads, and can be launched from the ground, air, or sea. It's often used in military, defense, and space contexts. The term can broadly cover a vast array of armaments, from small, portable shoulder-fired weapons to large intercontinental ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads.
Webster Dictionary
Missileadjective
capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a distance
Missilenoun
a weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet
Etymology: [L. missils, fr. mittere, missum, to cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. mesti to throw: cf. F. missile. Cf. Admit, Dismiss, Mass the religious service, Message, Mission.]
Wikidata
Missile
In a modern military, a missile is a self-propelled guided weapon system, as opposed to a unguided self-propelled munition, referred to as just a rocket . Missiles have four system components: targeting and/or guidance, flight system, engine, and warhead. Missiles come in types adapted for different purposes: surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missiles, surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles, and anti-satellite missiles. All known existing missiles are designed to be propelled during powered flight by chemical reactions inside a rocket engine, jet engine, or other type of engine. Non-self-propelled airborne explosive devices are generally referred to as shells and usually have a shorter range than missiles. An ordinary English-language usage predating guided weapons is simply any thrown object, such as items thrown at players by rowdy spectators at a sporting event.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Missile
mis′il, adj. that may be thrown from the hand or from any instrument.—n. a weapon thrown by the hand. [L. missilis—mittĕre, missum, to throw.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
missile
Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling, or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine; as, to wing the missile dart.
missile
A weapon thrown or intended to be thrown, for doing execution; as, a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
Editors Contribution
missilenoun
Military intelligence megahertz management information system of units of measurement forming names of appliances or instruments. 1.) An object that is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon. 2.) Missiles collectively.
My invisible missiles are authorized to do exactly what they are supposed to do in every situation.
Etymology: Force
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 31, 2024
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'missile' in Nouns Frequency: #1921
Anagrams for missile »
similes
smilies
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of missile in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of missile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of missile in a Sentence
This is what America First gets us - everyone for themselves in lieu of a collaborative network of partners, at a time when North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals are rapidly expanding, the abrogation of GSOMIA directly harms U.S. national security.
MH17, where 298 victims were killed for no reason, was shot down by a Russian BUK missile, launched by a Russian professional crew under an order and an instruction from the Russian military.
We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
We will continue to use all of our tools to counteract Iran's ballistic missile program and support for terrorism, including through sanctions.
Even though the North’s nuclear and missile capabilities are mainly to deter a strike from the U.S. or South Korea, they also allow North Korea to deter any attempt from China to influence its decisions, i think that Beijing's uneasiness with Pyongyang's nuclear tests shows that North Korea has pursued this, and its missile programs regardless of China's views.
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- صاروخ, قذيفةArabic
- раке́таBelarusian
- раке́таBulgarian
- míssil, projectilCatalan, Valencian
- střelaCzech
- missilDanish
- Rakete, FlugkörperGerman
- πύραυλος, βλήμαGreek
- misil, proyectilSpanish
- rakettEstonian
- ammus, raketti, ohjusFinnish
- missile, projectileFrench
- urchairScottish Gaelic
- mísilGalician
- טיל, רקטהHebrew
- प्रक्षेपास्त्रHindi
- rakéta, lövedékHungarian
- հրթիռArmenian
- missileItalian
- 弾丸, ミサイルJapanese
- მართული ყუმბარა, რაკეტა, ყუმბარაGeorgian
- កាំជ្រួចKhmer
- ಕ್ಷಿಪಣಿKannada
- 미사일Korean
- تۆپKurdish
- क्षेपणास्त्रMarathi
- peluru berpanduMalay
- raketDutch
- missilNorwegian
- rakietaPolish
- míssilPortuguese
- proiectile, rachetă, proiectilRomanian
- раке́та, снаря́дRussian
- raketa, strelaSlovak
- robot, missil, raketSwedish
- ขีปนาวุธThai
- füzeTurkish
- раке́таUkrainian
- tên lửaVietnamese
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