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missile
an object or weapon for throwing or shooting
Not to be confused with:
missal – a book of prayers or devotions
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mis·sile
(mĭs′əl, -īl′)n.
1. An object or weapon that is fired, thrown, dropped, or otherwise projected at a target; a projectile.
2. A guided missile.
3. A ballistic missile.
[Latin, from neuter of missilis, able to be thrown, from missus, past participle of mittere, to let go, throw.]
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missile
(ˈmɪsaɪl)n
1. any object or weapon that is thrown at a target or shot from an engine, gun, etc
2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. a rocket-propelled weapon that flies either in a fixed trajectory (ballistic missile) or in a trajectory that can be controlled during flight (guided missile)
b. (as modifier): a missile carrier.
[C17: from Latin: missilis, from mittere to send]
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mis•sile
(ˈmɪs əl; esp. Brit. -aɪl)n.
1. an object or weapon that is thrown, shot, or otherwise propelled at a target, as a stone, bullet, arrow, or rocket.
adj. 4. capable of being used as a missile.
5. used for discharging missiles.
[1600–10; < Latin, neuter of missilis=mitt(ere) to send, throw + -tilis -tile]
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missile
- First an adjective meaning "suitable for throwing."See also related terms for throwing.
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Noun 1. [画像:missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives]missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
air-to-air missile - a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another
air-to-ground missile, air-to-surface missile - a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
ballistic missile - a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
guided missile - a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
heat-seeking missile - a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
nose - a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"
rocket, projectile - any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
sidewinder - air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
vane - a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
2. [画像:missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled]missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
arrow - a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
boomerang, throw stick, throwing stick - a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
cannon ball, cannonball, round shot - a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
dart - a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
seeker - a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)
spitball - a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
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missile
noun projectile, weapon, shell, rocket nuclear missiles
Missiles
cruise missile, Exocet, guided missile, ICBM or intercontinental ballistic missile, Minuteman, MIRV or multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle, Patriot, Pershing, Polaris, rocket, Scud, SLBM or submarine-launched ballistic missile, SLCM or sea-launched cruise missile, SS-18, SS-20, standoff missile, Trident, V-1, doodlebug, buzz bomb, or flying bomb, V-2Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
صاروخقَذِيفَةٌ قَذيفَه
střelaraketa
missilraket
rakett
ohjusrakettiammus
projektil
flugskeytikasthlutur; skeyti, skot
ミサイル
미사일
raketasvaidomasis daiktas/ginklas
raķetešāviņš
izstrelek
missilraket
ขีปนาวุธ
tên lửa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
missile
[ˈmɪsaɪl] n (= weapon) → missile m
(= object thrown) → projectile mmissile base n → base f de missiles missile launcher n → lance-missiles m inv
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
missile
n
(= stone, javelin etc) → (Wurf)geschoss nt
missile
:missile base
n → Raketenbasis f
missile defence system (Brit), missile defense system (US)
n → Raketenabwehrsystem nt
missile launcher
missile site
n → Raketenbasis f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
missile
(ˈmisail) noun1. a weapon or object which is thrown or fired from a gun, bow etc. missiel قَذيفَه снаряд míssil střela das Geschoß missil βλήμα proyectil mürsk گلوله raketti projectile טיל प्रक्षेपास्त्र, अस्त्र metak, zrno lövedék peluru kasthlutur; skeyti, skot missile, proiettile 飛び道具 던지는 무기 svaidomasis daiktas/ginklas šāviņš peluru projectiel kasteskyts, prosjektil pocisk ګولى míssil proiectil метательный снаряд/предмет strela izstrelek projektil kastvapen, projektil สิ่งที่ขว้าง ปา หรือยิงออกไป เช่น ก้อนหิน จรวด mermi, ok 投擲武器,發射物 реактивний снаряд دور سے نشانے پر پھینکا جانے والا ہتھیار vật phóng ra 投掷武器,发射物
2. a rocket-powered weapon carrying an explosive charge. a ground-to-air missile. missiel صاروخ ракета míssil raketa der Flugkörper missil; raket βλήμα misil reaktiivmürsk موشک raketti missile טיל मिसाइल फेंक कर मारने योग्य चीज projektil rakéta roket flugskeyti missile ミサイル 미사일 raketa raķete roket raket rakett rakieta, pocisk rakietowy توغندى míssil rachetă ракета raketa raketa projektil robot, missil, raket[vapen] ขีปนาวุธ roket, füze 導彈 ракета راکٹ کے ذریعہ پھینکا جانے والا دھماکا خیز ہتھیار tên lửa 导弹
guided missile a rocket-powered missile which is directed to its target by a built-in device or by radio waves etc. geleide missiel قَذيفَه مُوَجَّهَه самонасочваща ракета míssil teleguiado řízená střela der Fernlenkflugkörper fjernstyret raket κατευθυνόμενο βλήμα misil teledirigido juhitav rakett موشک هدایت شدونده itseohjautuva raketti missile téléguidé טִיל מוּנחֶה निदेशित प्रक्षेपास्त्र navođeni prijektil irányított lövedék peluru kendali fjarstÿrt flugskeyti missile teleguidato 誘導ミサイル 유도 미사일 valdoma raketa vadāmais šāviņš peluru berpandu geleide raket fjernstyrt rakett pocisk zdalnie sterowany لار ښودل شوى توغندى míssil teleguiado rachetă teleghidată управляемая ракета riadená strela voden izstrelek upravljani projektil fjärrstyrd robot จรวดนําวิถี güdümlü mermi 飛彈 керований снаряд راکٹ کے ذریعہ بھیجا جانے والا خودکار میزائل tên lửa điều khiển 导弹
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missile
→ قَذِيفَةٌ střela missil Raketengeschoss πύραυλος misil ohjus missile projektil missile ミサイル 미사일 projectiel missil pocisk míssil ракета missil ขีปนาวุธ füze tên lửa 导弹Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009