missile

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 3.2 Adjective

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

< Latin missilis (“‘that may be thrown’”), neut. missile (“‘a weapon to be thrown, a javelin’”), in plural missilia (“‘presents thrown among the people by the emperors’”) < mittere (“‘to send’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA: /ˈmɪsaɪl/, SAMPA: /"mIsaIl/

  Rhymes: -ɪsaɪl

• (US): enPR: mĭsʹīl, IPA: /ˈmɪsaɪl/, SAMPA: /"mIsaIl/ or enPR: mĭsʹəl, IPA: /ˈmɪsəl/, SAMPA: /"mIs@l/

  Rhymes: -ɪsaɪl, -ɪsəl

[edit] Noun

missile (plural missiles)

1. An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
2. (military) A self-propelled projectile with an explosive or nuclear warhead, whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.

[edit] Related terms

• mess
• message
• messenger
• mission
• missionary
• missive

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• projectile
• rocket

[edit] External links

• missile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• missile in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eiilmss
• similes
• smilies

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

missile m. (plural missiles)

1. missile

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

missile m. (plural missili)

1. missile

[edit] Adjective

missile m and f (m and f plural missili)

1. missile (attributive)