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missile in Arabic

قَذِيفَة qaḏīfa

UK/ˈmɪs.aɪl//ˈmɪs.(ə)l/

missile in Arabic: قَذِيفَة (qaḏīfa), صَارُوخ (ṣārūḵ), مَقْذُوف (maqḏūf). In English, missile means any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.

Arabic words for missile

air-based weapon
قَذِيفَة qaḏīfa, صَارُوخ ṣārūḵ
self-propelled, guidable projectile
صَارُوخ ṣārūḵ, قَذِيفَة qaḏīfa, مَقْذُوف maqḏūf

English meaning of missile

  1. noun Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
  2. noun A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.

Full definition of missile

missile in a sentence

  • The Rhodians, who used leaden bullets, were able to project their missiles twice as far as the Persian slingers, who used large stones.
  • That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.

missile in other languages

Questions about missile in Arabic

What is the meaning of missile in Arabic?
Missile in Arabic is قَذِيفَة (qaḏīfa), صَارُوخ (ṣārūḵ), مَقْذُوف (maqḏūf).
ما معنى كلمة missile؟
Missile: قَذِيفَة (qaḏīfa), صَارُوخ (ṣārūḵ), مَقْذُوف (maqḏūf).
What does missile mean in English?
Missile means any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.

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