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Missile
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a distance. We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. Pope.