projectile

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
noun any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
adjective impelling or impelled forward

From Medieval Latin prōiectilis (“projectile”), from Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth; extend; expel”).

Their projectiles kill by poison or suffocation. — A Honeymoon in Space, George Chetwynd Griffith
PROJECTILE, n. The final arbiter in international disputes. — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
All his plans of battle were arranged for projectiles. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

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