Plural of missile
regular plural
The plural of missile is missiles.
Forms of missile
| Singular | missile /ˈmɪs.aɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | missiles |
| Countable | countable |
Missiles 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.
- Riot officers and police on horseback were deployed to disperse the crowns, but they came under attack from bottles, fireworks and other missiles.2012, Paragraph 24, R v Blackshaw (2012) WLR 1126
- Long-range missiles can shoot down any planes before they can even be seen.From the entry long-range
- Missiles exhausted, the pilot was forced to close and dogfight with his opponent.From the entry dogfight
- When you're in the air force you have to be prepared to launch missiles at people from the air.From the entry air force
Meaning of missile
- noun Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
- noun A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.
Questions about the plural of missile
- What is the plural of missile?
- The plural of missile is missiles.
- Is missile countable?
- Missile is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: missile (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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