MISSILE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

missile

noun

as in ammunition

an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police.

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Recent Examples of missile Israel supplements this system with several other layers of missile defense, including David’s Sling and Arrow 3, which did most of the work repelling Iran’s aerial assaults on the country last April and October. —

Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025 Russia has also tested hypersonic missiles, capable of evading American defenses, in the Arctic. —

Stephen Smith, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025 That's good enough for defending against a missile attack from a rogue state or an accidental missile launch by one of the world's other nuclear powers. —

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025 Camp North End is an over 500,000-square-foot adaptive reuse 76-acre site where Model T cars were manufactured and Army missiles were assembled, ATCO said. —

Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for missile

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Noun

Deputies obtained a warrant for the Charger and found a purple semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity drum magazine loaded with 57 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition, according to the report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
Among the adjustments made in this patch are buffs for the effects of spray weapons, the ability for Helldivers to sprint while carrying objects two-handedly as well as to use grenades while leaning out of the FRV, and an increase to side arm ammunition.

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025