MISSILE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

missile

noun

Definition of missile

as in ammunition

an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police.

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Recent Examples of missile Its modular approach could help the Navy adapt missile deployment capabilities to different ship configurations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026 These actions included strikes in Tehran and Beirut that killed the heads of Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as tit-for-tat missile exchanges with Iran in April and October 2024. — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026 It was made plain that anyone disclosing the destruction of 007, in a missile attack on a remote island, would earn a visit from a tarantula, or worse. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for missile

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Noun

Carrying several rockets lets the aircraft conduct multiple engagements in one sortie, though the number of successful interceptions will depend on the targets, engagement conditions, and available ammunition.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
The Ukrainian leader has pleaded with Washington to supply more Patriot air-defense ammunition to stop the missiles, and to heap more sanctions on Russia to pressure Moscow to pursue peace.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ammunition

Noun

Stokes — now a four-time WNBA champion — pulled down 13 rebounds and blocked two shots to cap her spectacular postseason.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
But with several miscues, bad shots and a rocky five-minute stretch in the third, their shot slipped right by.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

When hit, the projectile breaks up, melts, and partially vaporizes.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Saudi civil defense authorities also reported Sunday that six people were injured when a hostile projectile struck a residential neighborhood in Najran, damaging three homes and three vehicles.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of projectile

Noun

The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history.

— Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Mbow Dem got the ball near the right corner of the box, shook Miami right back Gonzalo Lujan before taking a few dribbles to his left and rifling a shot into the left corner of the goal.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

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