ballistic
adjective /bəˈlɪstɪk/
/bəˈlɪstɪk/
Idioms - connected with ballisticsOxford Collocations DictionaryBallistic is used with these nouns:
- missile
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from ballista ‘a catapult used in ancient warfare for hurling large stones’ + -ic.
Idioms
go ballistic
- (informal) to become very angry
- He went ballistic when I told him.