Definition of MISSILE

missile

Meanings

Plural: missiles

Noun

  • a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
  • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
  • Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
  • A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

projectile

Scrabble Score: 9

missile is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
missile is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
missile is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

missile is a valid Words With Friends word