Meaning
A weapon that flies through the air and explodes when it hits its target.
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Word origin
From Latin missilis, meaning able to be thrown, from mittere, meaning to send.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mittere
- English cognates
- mission, message
Grammar
Examples
fired .
You fire or launch a missile; it flies to its target and explodes.
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Defence systems try to stop missiles while they are still flying.
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In British English, anything thrown as a weapon can be called a missile.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 28, lesson 11: missile, curtain, sweep and 7 more words.