missile
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Weaponsmissilemis‧sile /ˈmɪsaɪl $ ˈmɪsəl/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 PMWa weapon that can fly over long distances and that explodes when it hits the thing it has been aimed at a nuclear missile a missile attack2 THROWan object that is thrown at someone in order to hurt them Demonstrators threw missiles at the police. → ballistic missile, cruise missile, guided missileOrigin missile (1600-1700) Latin missilis “able to be thrown”, from mittere; → MISSION