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projectile

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noun

pro·​jec·​tile prə-ˈjek-tᵊl How to pronounce projectile (audio)
-ˌtī(-ə)l,
chiefly British
ˈprä-jik-ˌtī(-ə)l How to pronounce projectile (audio)
1
: a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
especially : a missile for a weapon (such as a firearm)
2
: a self-propelling weapon (such as a rocket)

projectile

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adjective

1
: projecting or impelling forward
a projectile force
2
: capable of being thrust forward

Example Sentences

Noun The cannon fires a ten-pound projectile. Someone threw a projectile at her car.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
On Sunday, a projectile hit a home in the same area of Jebaliya, killing two men. Fares Akram And Tia Goldenberg, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2022 On Sunday, a projectile hit a home in the same area of Jebaliya, killing two men. Fares Akram And Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2022 On Sunday, a projectile hit a home in the same area of Jebaliya, killing two men. Fares Akram And Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022 On Sunday, a projectile hit a home in the same area of Jebaliya, killing two men. CBS News, 7 Aug. 2022 The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved paying $300,000 to a protester who lost part of a testicle after being shot by a Los Angeles police projectile during protests over the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022 The International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna said Ukrainian officials informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that a projectile hit a training building in the vicinity of one of the plant’s reactor units. Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2022 Per The New York Times, a projectile hit the main radio and television tower in Kyiv Tuesday, with other explosions detected in the area. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2022 Surgery on her left arm removed a fragment from the projectile. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Extremely curious how this arc melee enhancer will work if as expect, Hunters get a projectile arc melee for 3.0. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Along with the drone, police used an armored personnel carrier to approach the suspect, and then brandished both a military-style assault rifle and a projectile launcher that fires nonlethal rounds of hardened sponge. Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2022 Great Glintstone Shard has had its projectile speed and range increased. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Unverified footage that circulated on social media appeared to show moving lights from anti-projectile defenses being fired into the pre-dawn sky over the UAE capital that day. Reuters, CNN, 27 Jan. 2022 In physics, this would be a projectile motion problem. Rhett Allain, Wired, 26 Nov. 2021 Blank cartridges don’t contain a projectile bullet; instead cartridges are loaded only with gunpowder to create a bang and a fiery flash at the end of the gun’s barrel, all meant to heighten the effect for viewers. John Jurgensen, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021 The legislation requires law enforcement officers to be trained on the safe use of kinetic projectiles and chemical agents and other de-escalation techniques before using projectile weapons. Patrick Mcgreevy, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2021 The officer appears to be using a projectile shotgun that fires beanbag rounds. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of projectile was in 1564

Phrases Containing projectile

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