Projectile
51projectile — [prəʊˈdʒekˌtaɪl] noun [C] formal an object that is shot or thrown as a weapon Syn: missile …
52projectile — pro•jec•tile [[t]prəˈdʒɛk tɪl, taɪl[/t]] n. 1) an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, as a bullet, shell, or grenade 2) a body projected or impelled forward, as through the air 3) impelling or driving forward, as a force… …
53projectile — /prəˈdʒɛktaɪl / (say pruh jektuyl) noun 1. Military an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell or grenade. 2. an object set in motion by an exterior impulse, which then continues to move by virtue of… …
54projectile — n. thing thrown forwards; self propelling missile; a. pertaining to this; thrusting or projecting forwards …
55projectile — nm. : tarinbola nf. (Albanais, Combe Si.) …
56projectile — n. & adj. n. 1 a missile, esp. fired by a rocket. 2 a bullet, shell, etc. fired from a gun. 3 any object thrown as a weapon. adj. 1 capable of being projected by force, esp. from a gun. 2 projecting or impelling. Etymology: mod.L projectilis (adj …
57cluster projectile — projectile or missile containing a number of explosives designed to cause damage to a broad area …
58projectile vomiting — noun Date: 1862 vomiting that is sudden and so sufficiently vigorous that the vomitus is forcefully projected to a distance …
59projectile vomit — verb To vomit with great expulsive force, so that the material expelled is projected away from the source …
60projectile point — noun The head or tip of a shaft that is thrown (that is, projected away from the user) as a weapon. See Also: spear point, spear tip, bow and arrow, flake, knap, haft …
