el
masculine
/miˈsil/
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Translation
missile
Word origin
From Latin missilis ('that may be thrown'), from mittere ('to send'). The same root gives English 'missile' and 'mission'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- missilis
- English cognates
- missile, mission
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmisiles
Examples
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The missile took off and disappeared into the clouds.
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In the museum there is an old missile the size of a car.
cohete .
The boy drew a missile that looked like a toy rocket.
¿ ?
Do you know how much a missile of that kind weighs?
surcando .
The film showed a missile streaking across the sky.
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