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missile

/ˈmɪsʌɪl

noun

1An 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...

The riot squad and two water cannons were deployed after missiles were thrown.
The rest involved equipment vandalism and missiles thrown at trains.
The man's companions threw flasks and other missiles to ward it off.

Synonyms

projectile

rare trajectile

1.1A weapon that is self-propelled or directed by remote control, carrying conventional or nuclear explosive: the plane disintegrated after being hit by a missile launched from the ground the USAF approach uses small missiles fired from conventional fighter aircraft...

He can sell missiles and even nuclear material to other dubious states.
Here at last was a set of fires as massive and extensive as any that might be generated by nuclear missiles.
That could entail the deployment of ships carrying the interceptor missiles in the Sea of Japan.

Origin

Early 17th century (as an adjective in the sense 'suitable for throwing (at a target')): from Latin missile, neuter (used as a noun) of missilis, from miss- 'sent', from the verb mittere.

The root of missile is a form of Latin mittere ‘to send’, found also in words such as dismiss (Late Middle English) and message. The earliest missiles were gifts, such as sweets, thrown to crowds by Roman emperors. From there the word came to mean, in the 1650s, an object which is forcibly propelled at a target—the modern sense of a rocket or similar weapon is first found in 1945. Mission (mid 16th century) is also from Latin mittere. Mission: Impossible was an American TV series that was first shown between 1966 and 1973, and in 1996 used as the basis of a film of the same name.

单词	missile
释义	missile /ˈmɪsʌɪl / noun 1An 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... The riot squad and two water cannons were deployed after missiles were thrown. The rest involved equipment vandalism and missiles thrown at trains. The man's companions threw flasks and other missiles to ward it off. Synonyms projectile rare trajectile 1.1A weapon that is self-propelled or directed by remote control, carrying conventional or nuclear explosive: the plane disintegrated after being hit by a missile launched from the ground the USAF approach uses small missiles fired from conventional fighter aircraft... He can sell missiles and even nuclear material to other dubious states. Here at last was a set of fires as massive and extensive as any that might be generated by nuclear missiles. That could entail the deployment of ships carrying the interceptor missiles in the Sea of Japan. Origin Early 17th century (as an adjective in the sense 'suitable for throwing (at a target')): from Latin missile, neuter (used as a noun) of missilis, from miss- 'sent', from the verb mittere. The root of missile is a form of Latin mittere ‘to send’, found also in words such as dismiss (Late Middle English) and message. The earliest missiles were gifts, such as sweets, thrown to crowds by Roman emperors. From there the word came to mean, in the 1650s, an object which is forcibly propelled at a target—the modern sense of a rocket or similar weapon is first found in 1945. Mission (mid 16th century) is also from Latin mittere. Mission: Impossible was an American TV series that was first shown between 1966 and 1973, and in 1996 used as the basis of a film of the same name. Rhymes fissile
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missile

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