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hittile

hittile noun: an anti-aircraft or anti-satellite missile that is designed to hit its target, distinguished from a missile that is designed to explode near its target.

Noun

hittile (plural hittiles)

  1. (informal) An anti-aircraft or anti-satellite missile that is designed to hit its target, distinguished from a missile that is designed to explode near its target.
    • The U.S. anti-satellite programme is currently based on a three-stage non-exploding rocket or 'hittile' launched from an F-15 fighter.1983, Andrew Wilson, The Disarmer's Handbook of Military Technology and Organization, page 83
    • Rapier is a hittile and so has a simple blast warhead of under 1 kg weight.1998, R. Geoffrey Lee, Guided Weapons, page 222

Forms of hittile

pluralhittiles

Origin of hittile

A play on missile with miss changed to hit.

Questions about hittile

What does hittile mean?
Hittile means an anti-aircraft or anti-satellite missile that is designed to hit its target, distinguished from a missile that is designed to explode near its target.
What part of speech is hittile?
Hittile is a noun.
What is the plural of hittile?
The plural of hittile is hittiles.

Words near hittile in the dictionary

  1. hitter's counts
  2. hitters
  3. hittest
  4. hitteth
  5. Hitti
  6. hittile
  7. hittin'
  8. hittin' a lick
  9. hittin' a stain
  10. hittin' licks
  11. hittin' them licks

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