missiles

noun

plural of missile
as in ammunitions
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 missiles In the past week, the administration has pushed back against the narrative that Iran has virtually shut down the critical choke point with the threat of missiles and drones. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 While the price for a Shahed-136 drone is approximately $35,000, the cost of taking them down can be much higher depending on the air defense system or interceptor missiles used by the forces in Kyiv. — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 At the time, the US believed that no Soviet missiles could reach the plane’s cruising altitude, giving it free range over the country. — Emma Balleste, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 The attack came a day after Ukrainian anti-ship missiles and drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Yet Ukraine still managed to fight back, damaging or sinking more than two dozen Russian ships and submarines, mostly by firing missiles from the Ukrainian mainland. — Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 Iranian missiles were intercepted over Turkish airspace earlier this year. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Today, cargo ships are facing down everything from boarders to kamikaze drones, cyber warriors and advanced missiles. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Iran is estimated to have fired well over 1,000 attack missiles over the course of the war. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missiles
  1. bullets
  2. shots
  3. projectiles
  4. rounds
  5. shells
  6. balls
Noun
  • County court records say Lewis-Bynum’s bullets did not hit the bus.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Knight, with Shakur in the passenger’s seat, was driving a black BMW on East Flamingo Road when bullets blasted through the vehicle.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bullets
Noun
  • When George Springer drove him in as the next hitter, the Jays had already matched their run total from two other shots against Tampa Bay starter Nick Martinez (one).
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators say Davis obtained the weapon used to fatally shoot Shakur and was in the vehicle from which the shots were fired.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of shots
Noun
  • After the shooting, investigators recovered 44 spent 9-millimeter shell casings, one unfired cartridge casing, and numerous projectiles and projectile fragments.
    — Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of projectiles
Noun
  • Garry is live to land one big shot but that will be tough, and otherwise will need to win multiple rounds with some volume and damage.
    — Brett Appley, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Flood watches remained in effect for cities such as Indianapolis, Columbus, Ohio, and Charleston, West Virginia, with additional rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms set to move through over the next 24 hours.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of rounds
Noun
  • Costs of simple machine gun cartridges, mortar shells and 500-pound bombs are not great.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The shells and skeletons of the organisms were ground up by the ocean waves into a white sand and compacted over time, forming a distinctively smooth and homogenous stone.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shells
Noun
  • Playing in humid, yet breezy conditions on a mild August evening, players saw balls that appeared to be hit hard didn’t travel as far as others.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of people with stereo systems, disco balls, tents, kegs and mattresses left huge amounts of trash, set off fireworks and used Tunitas Creek Beach as a bathroom during all-night events.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of balls

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