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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•jec•tile /prəˈdʒɛktɪl, -taɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an object fired from a gun with an explosive charge, as a bullet or shell.
See -jec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•jec•tile (prə jek′til, -tīl),USA pronunciation n. - an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade.
- a body projected or impelled forward, as through the air.
adj. - impelling or driving forward, as a force.
- caused by impulse, as motion.
- capable of being impelled forward, as a missile.
- Zoology, Biologyprotrusile, as the jaws of a fish.
- Neo-Latin, neuter of prōjectilis (adjective, adjectival) projecting. See project, -ile
- 1655–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: projectile /prəˈdʒɛktaɪl/ n - an object or body thrown forwards
- any self-propelling missile, esp one powered by a rocket or the rocket itself
- any object that can be fired from a gun, such as a bullet or shell
adj - capable of being or designed to be hurled forwards
- projecting or thrusting forwards
- another word for protrusile
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin prōjectilis jutting forwards |