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Projectile : adj : impelling or impelled forward; "a projectile force"; "a
projectile missile"
(noun)
1: a weapon that is thrown or projected [syn: missile]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Projectile : \Pro*ject"ile\, a. [Cf. F. projectile.]
1. Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.
2. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled
forward; as, projectile motion. --Arbuthnot.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Projectile : \Pro*ject"ile\, n. [Cf. F. projectile.]
1. A body projected, or impelled forward, by force;
especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.
2. pl. (Mech.) A part of mechanics which treats of the
motion, range, time of flight, etc., of bodies thrown or
driven through the air by an impelling force.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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