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missile
noun [C] /ˈmɪs.aɪl/
/-əl/ Definition
C2 a flying weapon that has its own engine so that it can travel a long distance before exploding at the place that it has been aimed at: a missile launcher Missile attacks on the capital resumed at dawn.Bombs and missiles › formal any object that is thrown with the intention of causing injury or damage: Stones, bottles, and other missiles were thrown at the police.Bombs and missiles
(Definition of missile noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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