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- Dictionarymissile/ˈmɪsʌɪl/
noun
- 1. an object which is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon: "one of the players was hit on the head by a missile thrown by a spectator"
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The meaning of MISSILE is capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object. How to use missile in a sentence.
a flying weapon that has its own engine and can travel a long distance before exploding at the place at which it has been aimed: a nuclear missile. a guided missile. A missile can also be any object that is thrown with the intention of causing injury or damage: Rioters hurled missiles at the police.
A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. [1]
any object or weapon that is thrown at a target or shot from an engine, gun, etc. a rocket-propelled weapon that flies either in a fixed trajectory (ballistic missile) or in a trajectory that can be controlled during flight (guided missile) ( as modifier ) a missile carrier. Discover More.
a weapon or other object, as a spear, bullet, rocket, etc., designed to be thrown, fired, or launched toward a target; often, specif., a guided or ballistic missile
Definition of missile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A missile is an object that can be projected toward a target. Examples include a spitball shot through a straw, a poison-tipped arrow sent via bow, or a self-propelled heat-seeking rocket, designed to take out targets at long range.
