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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 missiles
The anti-drone missiles can help Ukraine to counter Russia’s surging drone attacks.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Russia escalated its air strikes, launching more than 1,700 missiles and drones on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with record attacks in August.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
We have been attacked with airliners as missiles and trucks to run down pedestrians, but New Yorkers do not live in fear of terror.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
Reports claimed that production facilities for the missiles can be established in Ukraine if the tests are successful.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Carrier firing guns and missiles Named after Shandong Province, the Chinese carrier swiftly launched fighter jets when recently a foreign reconnaissance aircraft approached.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
After more than 1,000 days of war, Ukraine is running short on manpower while the Kremlin has stepped up bombings of cities and infrastructure, launching missiles, drones and artillery rounds at civilian targets.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Its projects include fabricating new missiles, installing thousands of miles of fibre-optic transmission lines, building new computer centers at Air Force bases, and refurbishing the underground chambers where missileers control weapons.
—Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
This followed a massive attack by Russia on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Christmas Day, in which Kyiv said 184 drones and missiles had been launched at sites across western Ukraine.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Russia escalated its air strikes, launching more than 1,700 missiles and drones on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with record attacks in August.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
We have been attacked with airliners as missiles and trucks to run down pedestrians, but New Yorkers do not live in fear of terror.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
Reports claimed that production facilities for the missiles can be established in Ukraine if the tests are successful.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Carrier firing guns and missiles Named after Shandong Province, the Chinese carrier swiftly launched fighter jets when recently a foreign reconnaissance aircraft approached.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
After more than 1,000 days of war, Ukraine is running short on manpower while the Kremlin has stepped up bombings of cities and infrastructure, launching missiles, drones and artillery rounds at civilian targets.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Its projects include fabricating new missiles, installing thousands of miles of fibre-optic transmission lines, building new computer centers at Air Force bases, and refurbishing the underground chambers where missileers control weapons.
—Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
This followed a massive attack by Russia on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Christmas Day, in which Kyiv said 184 drones and missiles had been launched at sites across western Ukraine.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Missiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missiles. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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