MISSILE

• (noun) a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

  The Russians tested a new missile recently. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

  synonyms : projectile

  The teacher caught the student who had directed the projectile at her. -added by naila_inlas

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