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missile

mis·sile

UK/ˈmɪs.aɪl/ US/ˈmɪs.(ə)l/ fairly common

noun

1.

rocket carrying passengers or instruments or a warhead

2.

a weapon that is thrown or projected

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Origin

From Latin missile (“thrown weapon, projectile”), neuter of missilis (“throwable, capable of being thrown”), from mittere (“to send”). From 1611. Compare Middle French missile (“projectile”), from 1636.

Phrases

  • missile farm
  • missile gap
  • missile silo
  • steely-eyed missile man

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