Projectile

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  • noun. A fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as a bullet, having no capacity for self-propulsion.
  • noun. A self-propelled missile, such as a rocket.
  • adjective. Capable of being impelled or hurled forward.
  • adjective. Driving forward; impelling.
  • adjective. Capable of being thrust outward; protrusile.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Impelling, throwing, driving, or shooting forward: as, a projectile force.
  • Caused by impulse; impelled or driven forward.
  • In zoology, capable of being thrust forward or protruded, as the jaws of a fish; protrusile.
  • noun. A body projected, or impelled forward by force, particularly through the air.
  • noun. Specifically, a missile intended to be projected from a cannon by the explosive force of gunpowder or some similar agent.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Projecting or impelling forward.
  • adjective. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.
  • noun. A body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.
  • noun. A part of mechanics which treats of the motion, range, time of flight, etc., of bodies thrown or driven through the air by an impelling force.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
  • noun. any object propelled through space by the application of a force.
  • adjective. In the manner of something fired from a weapon.
  • adjective. Designed to discharge projectiles towards its target.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
  • noun. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
  • adjective. impelling or impelled forward
  • Word Usage
    "If this wasn't about arbitrary exclusion at the core of it, no one would be arguing about which sort of tension driven projectile is sufficiently technologically backward to count."
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