Hypertext Webster Gateway: "missile"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Missile \Mis"sile\, a. [L. missils, fr. mittere, missum, to
cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. mesti to throw: cf.
F. missile. Cf. {Admit}, {Dismiss}, {Mass} the religious
service, {Message}, {Mission}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Missile \Mis"sile\, n. [L. missile.]
A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a
lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
missile
n 1: rocket carrying passengers or instruments or a warhead
2: a weapon that is thrown or projected [syn: {projectile}]
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