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superprojectile

superprojectile noun: a superior projectile; a supershot.

Noun

superprojectile (plural superprojectiles)

  1. (rare) A superior projectile; a supershot.
    • He knew the cause—tons of khatonite were being turned out where only pounds had been required before—tons of high explosive that were to be transported in those dread superprojectiles to congested centres of population all over the world.1932, Bob Olsen, Earl Repp, William Lemkin, Amazing Stories, page 698
    • The six submarines, of a type now maneuvering off the coast, are shown surfaced off enemy coast line launching superprojectiles, guided from sub conning towers to targets as far as 500 miles inland.1950, Donald Goldsmith, Los Angeles Times, Volume 69, page 3

Examples of superprojectile in a sentence

  • The comet or asteroid would part the - atmosphere like a superprojectile, leaving a hole through the air as wide as itself.1985, Donald Goldsmith, Nemesis: The Death-Star and Other Theories of Mass Extinction, Walker, →ISBN, page 144:
  • The comet or asteroid would part the atmosphere like a superprojectile, leaving a hole through the air as wide as itself.1987, Thomas R. McDonough, Space: The Next Twenty-Five Years, Wiley, →ISBN, page 134:

Forms of superprojectile

pluralsuperprojectiles
alternative formsuper-projectile

Origin of superprojectile

From super- + projectile.

Questions about superprojectile

What does superprojectile mean?
Superprojectile means a superior projectile; a supershot.
How do you use superprojectile in a sentence?
The comet or asteroid would part the - atmosphere like a superprojectile, leaving a hole through the air as wide as itself.
What part of speech is superprojectile?
Superprojectile is a noun.
What is the plural of superprojectile?
The plural of superprojectile is superprojectiles.

Words near superprojectile in the dictionary

  1. superprofits
  2. superprogram
  3. superprogrammer
  4. superprogrammers
  5. superprograms
  6. superprojectile
  7. superprojectiles
  8. superprojective
  9. superprojector
  10. superprojectors
  11. superprominence

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