Definitions for MISSILE
ˈmɪs əl; esp. Brit. -aɪlmis·sile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. missilenoun

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

2. projectile, missilenoun

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

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Missilenoun

   A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. missilenoun

   An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.

2. missilenoun

   A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.

3. Etymology: From missilis, neuter missile, in plural missilia, from mittere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Missileadjective

   Thrown by the hand; striking at distance.

   Etymology: missilis, Lat..

   We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. 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

2. Missilenoun

   a weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet

3. 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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. missile

   A weapon thrown or intended to be thrown, for doing execution; as, a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. missilenoun

   A computing material of matter unsuitably used in the international system of units of measurement in the pattern of a statutory instrument chiefly expressing a language that engineers a diminutive sense. 1.) an object that is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon. A weapon that is self-propelled or directed by remote control, carrying a conventional or nuclear explosive.

   The words in my vocabulary eventually become to form into missiles against my enemies frequency.

   Etymology: Torpedo

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on May 10, 2024  

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   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  

Matched Categories

1. • Rocket
   • Weapon

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'MISSILE' in Nouns Frequency: #1921

Anagrams for MISSILE »

1. similes

2. smilies

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MISSILE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MISSILE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of MISSILE in a Sentence

1. Steven Horrell:

   A ship in the Black Sea with the Kalibr land attack cruise missile could reach Berlin, if they viewed one of the European capitals as being a weakness in NATO, they could do that sort of escalation, non-nuclear, but they could strike outside the immediate theater of conflict and start hitting native targets.

2. Bartosz Kownacki:

   We're still discussing who will be the supplier of the missile defense ... solution. Various options and various suppliers are possible. It all depends on the conditions which will be offered to us.

3. President Petro Poroshenko:

   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.

4. Harry Kazianis:

   With North Korea never promising to completely stop all missile testing — it only promised a self-imposed moratorium of testing long-range missiles such as ICBMs that can hit the U.S. homeland — we should not be shocked by North Korea's short-range launch.

5. Safety Board:

   A 9n314m warhead detonated outside the aeroplane to the left side of the cockpit. This fits the kind of warhead installed in the Buk surface-to-air missile system.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MISSILE
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=MISSILE
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Missile
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=MISSILE
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MISSILE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=MISSILE
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=MISSILE
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html