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 Ukraine has struggled with shortages of Patriot missiles in recent months. — Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026 In all, Russia fired 74 missiles and 496 drones in the attack, Ukraine’s air force said. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 74 missiles and 496 drones overnight, according to Reuters. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Forty-eight missiles and 476 drones were shot down or suppressed, but 25 ballistic missiles and 12 drones struck 33 locations. — Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Among the missiles launched by Russia on Thursday was the Zircon, an anti-ship and land-attack hypersonic cruise missile, Ihnat said. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 70 missiles and around 500 drones in the overnight assault. — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 2 July 2026 Just this week, Russia launched one of its largest attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine yet, an 11-hour barrage of missiles and drones raining over Kiev that killed at least 20. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 July 2026 Modernizing defense manufacturing Once completed, the Arkansas campus will focus on producing medium- and large-sized solid rocket motors for tactical missiles, air defense interceptors, missile defense targets, hypersonic vehicles and other emerging defense programs. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missiles
  1. bullets
  2. shots
  3. projectiles
  4. rounds
  5. shells
  6. balls
Noun
  • Education officials visited the company’s headquarters to see how the product worked and found that bullets did not penetrate the glass.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Neighbors called 911 when stray bullets entered a child’s bedroom in a nearby house, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of bullets
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  • But even with Messi’s early goal, the game was a nail-biter, with Cape Verde scoring two brilliant goals while their goalie Vozinha made eight saves, including four shots (one of them a free kick) from Messi.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Rix corroborated the spy shots of its luxurious interiors with a sweeping central infotainment display.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Definition of shots
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  • 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
  • Following three rounds of play in the 2026 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, IL, Lucas Glover leads (-16).
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Six rounds of matches will lead to a finals series in London in late November which World Rugby says will identify the best team in the world.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of rounds
Noun
  • The capital’s traditional Independence Day show had 10,000 shells lasting 18 minutes.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Organizers said the display featured three times as many fireworks shells as in previous years — the largest fireworks Stars & Stripes show to date.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
Definition of shells
Noun
  • Particularly, soccer balls are having a moment in America, and the numbers don’t lie.
    — Dian Zhang, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Each part looks radically different today than when players first started knocking balls around hundreds of years ago.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of balls

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