Missile definition

Missile

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WordNet

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

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

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English

< , neut. , in plural < .

An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
A self-propelled projectile with an explosive or nuclear warhead, whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.