Missile
Missile , adjective
[Latin missils, from mittere, missum, to cause to go, to send, to throw; compare Lithuanian mesti to throw: compare French missile. Compare Admit, Dismiss, Mass the religious service, Message, Mission.]
Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine{2}, so as to strike an object at a distance.
We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart.
Missile , noun
[Latin missile.]
1.
A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
2.
A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target.
Numerous types of rocket-propelled missile{2} are now used in modern warfare. Some types with names indicating their range or function are: antiaircraft missile; ballistic missile; cruise missile; antiballistic missile missile; air-to-air missile; air-to-ground missile; guided missile; intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM); intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM); surface-to-air missile.