projectile

¹pro·jec·tile

noun \prə-ˈjek-t^əl, -ˌtī(-ə)l, chiefly British ˈprä-jik-ˌtī(-ə)l\

Definition of PROJECTILE

1

: a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia; especially : a missile for a weapon (as a firearm)

2

: a self-propelling weapon (as a rocket)

Examples of PROJECTILE

1. The cannon fires a ten-pound projectile.
2. Someone threw a projectile at her car.

First Known Use of PROJECTILE

1665

Other Weapons and Explosives Terms

automatic, carbine, cudgel, muzzle, rapier

Rhymes with PROJECTILE

erectile, insectile

²projectile

adjective

Definition of PROJECTILE

1

: projecting or impelling forward <a projectile force>

2

: capable of being thrust forward

First Known Use of PROJECTILE

1715

Other Physics Terms

amplitude, centrifugal, centripetal, convection, gradient, hysteresis, kinetic, lase, quantum

Rhymes with PROJECTILE

Anglophile, country mile, cyclostyle, domicile, family style, Francophile, Gallophile, hypostyle, in denial, juvenile, rat-tail file, rank and file, single file, statute mile