Associations to the word «Missile»

Wiktionary

MISSILE, noun. An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
MISSILE, noun. (military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.
MISSILE SILO, noun. An underground vertical cylindrical container for the storage and launching of ICBMs.
MISSILE SILOS, noun. Plural of missile silo

Dictionary definition

MISSILE, noun. A rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control.
MISSILE, noun. A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke