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