missile
🇺🇸
/ˈmɪsl/
🇬🇧
/ˈmɪsaɪl/
noun
C1
A weapon that flies through the air and explodes when it hits its target
The missile was launched to destroy the enemy base from a long distance.
R
An object thrown at someone to hurt them
Protesters threw a missile made from a stone at the police during the demonstration.
translation
A weapon that flies through the air and explodes when it hits its target; An object thrown at someone to hurt them
Word Forms
Plural
missiles