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Missile \Mis"sile\, n. [L. missile.]
1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected,
as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
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2. A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air
and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target.
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Note: Numerous types of rocket-propelled missile[2] are now
used in modern warfare. Some types with names
indicating their range or function are: {antiaircraft
missile}; {ballistic missile}; {cruise missile};
{antiballistic missile missile}; {air-to-air missile};
{air-to-ground missile}; {guided missile};
{intercontinental ballistic missile} (IBM);
{intermediate range ballistic missile} (IRBM);
{surface-to-air missile}.


Missile \Mis"sile\, a. [L. missils, fr. mittere, missum, to
cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. mesti to throw: cf.
F. missile. Cf. {Admit}, {Dismiss}, {Mass} the religious
service, {Message}, {Mission}.]
Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be
projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine[2],
so as to strike an object at a distance.
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We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. --Pope.
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