missle

Noun

missile (plural missiles)

1. 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.
2. A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.
   • That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.