missiles
missiles is the plural of missile.
Meaning of missile
Noun
missile (plural missiles)
- Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
- The Rhodians, who used leaden bullets, were able to project their missiles twice as far as the Persian slingers, who used large stones.
- A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.
- That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.
Phrases with missiles
- TOW missiles
- cruise missiles
- guided missiles
- Patriot missiles
- antiship missiles
- anti-ship missiles
- ballistic missiles
- air-to-air missiles
- hypersonic missiles
- antiballistic missiles
- air-to-surface missiles
- anti-ballistic missiles
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Questions about missiles
- What is missiles the plural of?
- Missiles is the plural of missile.
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