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Definition of projectile
1 : a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia; especially : a missile for a weapon (such as a firearm)
2 : a self-propelling weapon (such as a rocket)
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Examples of projectile in a Sentence
The cannon fires a ten-pound projectile.
Someone threw a projectile at her car.
Recent Examples of projectile from the Web
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Hitting one speeding projectile with another is no easy task, as tests of the missile interceptors have shown.
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ICBM stands for Inter Continental Ballistic Missile, a powered and guided projectile able to carry a warhead over 5,600km through air or space.
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The missile flew about 930 kilometres (580 miles), the South's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding the altitude reached by the projectile was still being analyzed.
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Investigators collected 47 cartridge cases fired by this team, but only 26 projectiles hit Long.
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In 2012, the head of the Revolutionary Guard admitted that his forces taught Hamas how to produce a variant of the Fajr-5, a long-range projectile that has been used to strike the Tel Aviv suburbs.
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One projectile left a hole in the mosque's gift shop window.
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The projectiles were fired Thursday from the North Korean eastern coastal town of Wonsan and likely flew about 125 miles, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
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Darby said the projectile that struck the man is either a BB or a pellet.
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First Known Use of projectile
1564
projectile
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
PROJECTILE Defined for English Language Learners
projectile
playDefinition of projectile for English Language Learners
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: something (such as a bullet or rocket) that is shot from a weapon
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: something (such as a rock) that is thrown as a weapon
PROJECTILE Defined for Kids
projectile
playDefinition of projectile for Students
: something (as a bullet or rocket) thrown or shot especially from a weapon
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