'Missile' definitions:
Definition of 'missile'
(from WordNet)
noun
A rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
noun
A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled [syn: projectile, missile]
Definition of 'Missile'
From: GCIDE
- 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 engine[2], so as to strike an object at a distance. [1913 Webster]
- We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Missile'
From: GCIDE
- Missile \Mis"sile\, n. [L. missile.]
- 1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target. [PJC]
- Note: Numerous types of rocket-propelled missile[2] are now used in modern warfare. Some types with names indicating their range or function are: {antiaircraft missile}; ballistic missile; cruise missile; antiballistic missile missile; air-to-air missile; air-to-ground missile; guided missile; intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM); intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM); surface-to-air missile.
Synonyms of 'missile'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- AA target rocket,
- ABM,
- anchor rocket,
- antiaircraft rocket,
- antiradar rocket,
- ASM,
- Asp,
- Asroc,
- Atlas,
- Atlas-Agena,
- Atlas-Centaur,
- atom-rocket,
- atomic warhead,
- ATS,
- ball,
- ballistic,
- barrage rocket,
- bat bomb,
- bird,
- bola,
- bolt,
- boomerang,
- brickbat,
- Bullpup,
- Cajun,
- chemical rocket,
- Corporal,
- Corvus,
- countermissile,
- Crossbow,
- Dart,
- Deacon,
- Delta,
- demolition rocket,
- Diamant,
- discus,
- Dove,
- ejecta,
- ejectamenta,
- ejective,
- Falcon,
- fin-stabilized rocket,
- Firebee,
- fireworks rocket,
- flare rocket,
- flying tank,
- Genie,
- guided missile,
- Hawk,
- high-altitude rocket,
- Holy Moses,
- homing rocket,
- Hound Dog,
- ICBM,
- incendiary rocket,
- ion rocket,
- Irish confetti,
- jaculatory,
- Jupiter,
- Lacrosse,
- Lark,
- line-throwing rocket,
- liquid-fuel rocket,
- Loki,
- Loon,
- Mace,
- Matador,
- Navaho,
- Nike,
- Nike Ajax,
- nuclear warhead,
- payload,
- Pershing,
- Petrel,
- Polaris,
- Poseidon,
- projectile,
- Quail,
- quoit,
- Ram,
- ram rocket,
- Rascal,
- Redeye,
- Redstone,
- Regulus I,
- retro-float light,
- retro-rocket,
- rock,
- rocket,
- rockoon,
- Saturn,
- Scout,
- Sentinel,
- Sergeant,
- Shillelagh,
- Sidewinder,
- signal rocket,
- Skybolt,
- skyrocket,
- SLAM,
- smoke rocket,
- snake,
- Snark,
- solid-fuel rocket,
- space rocket,
- Spaerobee,
- Sparrow,
- spin-stabilized rocket,
- spinner,
- stone,
- Subroc,
- Super Talos,
- supersonic rocket,
- Talos,
- Tartar,
- Terrier,
- thermonuclear warhead,
- Thor,
- Thor Able Star,
- Thor-Agena,
- Thor-Delta,
- throw stick,
- throwing-stick,
- Tiny Tim,
- Titan,
- torpedo,
- trajectile,
- trajectory missile,
- transoceanic rocket,
- V-2,
- vernier,
- vernier rocket,
- Viking,
- WAC-Corporal,
- waddy,
- Wagtail,
- war rocket,
- warhead,
- window rocket,
- Zuni
Words containing 'Missile'
- antiballistic missile missile,
- antiaircraft missile,
- antiballistic missile,
- ballistic missile,
- cruise missile,
- guided missile,
- naval missile,
- guided missile cruiser,
- guided missile destroyer,
- guided missile frigate,
- intercontinental ballistic missile,
- missile defence system,
- missile defense system,
- air-to-air missile,
- air-to-ground missile,
- air-to-surface missile,
- ballistic missile defense organization,
- fleet ballistic missile submarine,
- heat-seeking missile,
- intermediate range ballistic missile,
- surface-to-air missile,
- basic point defense missile system,
- surface-to-air missile system