Found 3 items, similar to Missile.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: missile misil, peluru
English → English (WordNet) Definition: missile missile n 1: rocket carrying passengers or instruments or a warhead 2: a weapon that is thrown or projected [syn: projectile]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Missile Missile \Mis"sile\, a. [L. missils, fr. mittere, missum, to cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. mesti to throw: cf. F. missile. Cf. Admit, Dismiss, Mass the religious service, Message, Mission.] Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine[2], so as to strike an object at a distance. [1913 Webster] We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Missile \Mis"sile\, n. [L. missile.] 1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. [1913 Webster] 2. A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target. [PJC] Note: Numerous types of rocket-propelled missile[2] are now used in modern warfare. Some types with names indicating their range or function are: antiaircraft missile ; ballistic missile; cruise missile; antiballistic missile missile; air-to-air missile; air-to-ground missile; guided missile; intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM); intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM); surface-to-air missile.