projectile meaning
EN[prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛktʌɪl] [prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛktɪl] [pɹəˈdʒɛk.taɪl]WProjectile
- A projectile is any object thrown into space (empty or not) by the exertion of a force. Although any object in motion through space (for example a thrown baseball) may be called a projectile, the term more commonly refers to a ranged weapon.
FR projectile
- NounPLprojectilesPREpro-SUF-ile
- Adjective
- Projecting or impelling forward.
- a projectile force; a projectile weapon
- Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.
- projectile motion
- Projecting or impelling forward.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Loose projectiles of not less than 4% inches in diameter are usually shipped egg-crated.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of projectile in English Dictionary
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