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 Ukrainian officials say Russia builds up missile stocks and launches major attacks every few days, hoping to exhaust Ukrainian defenses through the sheer weight of numbers. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Expanding the geographic scope of the war Tehran could also target locations farther afield with its missiles. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 The New York Times reports on Florida startup Powerus, whose Guardian interceptor is designed to destroy Iranian drones without resorting to multimillion-dollar missiles. — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Scientists also revealed that special interface gages verify the form, fit and function of missile parts down to tolerances in the millionths of an inch. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for missile

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Noun

In a forest in tinder-dry France, a massive wildfire outside the southwestern city of Bordeaux uncovered a cache of what is believed to be World War II-era ammunition.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
According to police, the gun was a Sar USA SAR9 handgun loaded with seventeen rounds of live ammunition.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ammunition

Noun

Many of the town’s exterior shots were filmed along White Wharf and the fishing village of Bearskin Neck, a peninsula that served as military barracks during the War of 1812 and is now lined with local shops and restaurants.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
The shot customer was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was initially listed in stable condition but later died, police said.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shot

Noun

Before striking Maccani, the bullet also grazed the hand of the supervisor, Sgt.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
One bullet caused a relatively minor wound, but at such close range, the second was a direct shot to the president’s abdomen.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bullet

Noun

The first established the system in flight, while the latest evaluation added further data from multiple rounds launched through HIMARS.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Lake Zurich and Antioch met twice last season, including in a second-round playoff game.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of round

Noun

An unidentified projectile struck and disabled an oil tanker about nine nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Ash Shishah, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
An oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile and disabled near Oman on Monday, according to an incident report from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of projectile

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