projectile — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bullet noun A small metal projectile fired from a gun.
- missile noun A self-propelled, guided weapon that flies to its target.
- projectile noun An object fired or thrown through the air, especially from a weapon.
Senses
projectile is used for these senses in English:
- missile Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
- projectile An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.
bullet — full definition
- noun A small metal projectile fired from a gun.
- noun A small dot or symbol used to mark items in a list.
- verb To fire someone from a job abruptly (informal).
missile — full definition
- noun A self-propelled, guided weapon that flies to its target.
- noun Any object thrown or fired at someone as a weapon.