Missile
11missile — [mis′əl; ] chiefly Brit [, mis′īl΄] adj. [L missilis < missus: see MISSION] 1. that can be, or is, thrown or shot, as from a gun 2. Rare throwing or shooting missiles n. a weapon or other object, as a spear, bullet, rocket, etc., designed to… …
12missile — index bomb Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13missile — / mis:ile/ s.m. [dal lat. missĭlis, der. di missus, part. pass. di mittĕre mandare, scagliare ]. (aeron., arm.) [corpo volante dotato di mezzi di propulsione autonoma: m. balistici, m. terra aria ] ▶◀ ‖ razzo, [subacqueo] siluro …
14missile — [n] projectile weapon ammunition, arrow, bat, bird*, bolt, bomb, bullet, cartridge, dart, MX*, pellet, projectile, rocket, shot, stealth, trajectile; concept 500 …
15missile — ► NOUN 1) an object which is forcibly propelled at a target. 2) a weapon that is self propelled or directed by remote control, carrying conventional or nuclear explosive. ORIGIN Latin, from mittere send …
16Missile — For other uses, see Missile (disambiguation). A V 2 missile launch by the British during Operation Backfire. Though a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self propelled guided weapon system.… …
17Missile — Un missile est un projectile autopropulsé et guidé, constitué de : un propulseur : moteur fusée, réacteur (généralement statoréacteur), voire les deux (une fusée donnant l impulsion de départ, avant d être relayée par un… …
18Missile M4 — Pour les articles homonymes, voir M4. M4 A/M4 B Présentation …
19Missile S3 — Pour les articles homonymes, voir S3. S3 Missile S3 monté en position verticale (Musée du Bourget) …
20missile — /mis euhl/ or, esp. Brit., / uyl/, n. 1. an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow. 2. See guided missile. 3. See ballistic missile. adj. 4. capable of being thrown, hurled, or shot, as from the hand or… …
