missile
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin missilis (“that may be thrown”), neuter missile (“a weapon to be thrown, a javelin”), in plural missilia (“presents thrown among the people by the emperors”), from mittere (“to send”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK): IPA: /ˈmɪsaɪl/, X-SAMPA: /"mIsaIl/
- Rhymes: -ɪsaɪl
- (US): enPR: mĭsʹīl, IPA: /ˈmɪsaɪl/, X-SAMPA: /"mIsaIl/ or enPR: mĭsʹəl, IPA: /ˈmɪsəl/, X-SAMPA: /"mIs@l/
- Rhymes: -ɪsaɪl, -ɪsəl
Noun [edit]
missile (plural missiles)
- An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
- (military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
object to be launched
self-propelled, guidable projectile
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See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- missile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- missile in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Noun [edit]
missile m (plural missiles)
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
missile m (plural missili)
Adjective [edit]
missile m and f (m and f plural missili)
- missile (attributive)
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
missile
