HyperDic: missile

English > 2 senses of the word *missile*:
NOUN	artifact	missile	a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives
NOUN	artifact	missile, projectile	a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

missile > pronunciation
Sounds	mih'sahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *missile*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control.
Parts	nose	A front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
Parts	vane	A fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
Narrower	air-to-air missile	A missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another
	air-to-ground missile, air-to-surface missile	A missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
	ballistic missile	A missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
	guided missile	A rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
	heat-seeking missile	A missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
	sidewinder	air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
Broader	rocket, projectile	Any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
Broader	weapon, arm, weapon system	Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
Spanish	misil
Catalan	míssil

English > *missile*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.
Synonym	projectile
Narrower	arrow	A projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other
	boomerang, throwing stick, throw stick	A curved piece of wood
	bullet, slug	A projectile that is fired from a gun
	cannonball, cannon ball, round shot	A solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
	dart	A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
	seeker	A missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)
	shot, pellet	A solid missile discharged from a firearm
	spitball	A projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
Broader	weapon, arm, weapon system	Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
Spanish	proyectil
Catalan	míssil, projectil

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