projectile

noun

Definition of projectilenext
as in missile

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Recent Examples of projectile The first projectile flew approximately 450 km (280 miles) and is presumed to belong to the Hwasong-11 series, according to South Korea’s military. — CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 The South’s military said the projectile was launched off North Korea’s east coast on Sunday. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 During one part of his history, Angel was maimed and his wings were replaced by metal projectile-shooting wings by the villain Apocalpyse. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Thank goodness the projectile vomit-inducing 'sick sticks' aren't real…yet. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for projectile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for projectile
  1. missile
  2. ammunition
  3. load
  4. shell
  5. cannonball
  6. slug
  7. cartridge
Noun
  • The scale of the award also shows where the manufacturing bottleneck can sit inside a missile program.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Houthis have responded by escalating missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, claiming to have struck the international airport in the capital, Riyadh, an Aramco refinery and Saudi military bases.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of missile
Noun
  • The polling failure will serve to give further ammunition to the Brazilian right and the Bolsonaro camp, which have long alleged that the nation's leading pollsters turn in work biased in favor of Lula and his Workers Party.
    — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The robots deliver food, medicine and ammunition to frontline.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of ammunition
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  • Such truckers work load to load and often can’t raise rates when fuel prices spike, the way their larger competitors can.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • SpaceX is already running a massive load of Nvidia AI chips and has plans to add to it.
    — Seema Mody, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of load
Noun
  • In 2009, two Israeli tank shells exploded immediately outside Al-Fakhoora, which was crowded with families fleeing an Israeli ground offensive.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
  • French mid-century chairs purchased in Paris in 1995 now live in the kitchen, vintage Anglepoise lamps sit atop bedside tables, and vintage tortoise shells hang from the library walls.
    — Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of shell
Noun
  • In the long history of artists taking over spaces that once housed the creation of deadly weapons—the Park Avenue Armory in New York, the Arsenale in Venice—Da Corte’s studio was a cannonball factory during the Civil War.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Nope, the way van den Berg is wired, nothing else made sense but a full-launch cannonball and a hope that everyone around him might notice the splash.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of cannonball
Noun
  • Home runs are king in the postseason, but that’s where Caminero comes in, with Liam Hicks, Yandy Díaz and Jonathan Aranda also offering some slug.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Trim back the dead foliage in fall to improve your garden’s appearance and prevent slug eggs from overwintering.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of slug
Noun
  • But picking the best deer hunting cartridge also comes down to taste.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Refillable deodorant uses a reusable outer case that shoppers keep and reload with a replacement cartridge, rather than tossing the entire container every time the product runs out.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cartridge

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