society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > [adjective] (16)
That casts, in various senses of the verb. Of a bow, etc.: Throwing, shooting (see also quot. 1483).
Subcategories:
— far (2)
— thrown or shot (4)
— flying swiftly (1)
— volleying or volleyed (3)
— pelted with missiles (1)
— pelted with stones (1)
— casting darts (1)
— using sling or catapult (1)
— bearing darts or missiles (1)