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missile
has definitions from the fields of transportation,arms
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[ noun ] (transportation) rocket carrying passengers or instruments or a warhead
Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)Add also a comparatively primitive industrial plant which would severely limit our capacity to keep_abreast of the Soviets even in the missile field which is reputed to be our main strength . (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)As time has passed and science has progressed , the speed of military_vehicles has increased , the range of missiles has been extended , the use of target-hunting noses on the projectiles has been adopted , and the range and breadth of message sending has increased . (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)We simply can n't tolerate further Russian weapons , including the possibility of long-range nuclear missiles , being located in Cuba . (Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)The change of emphasis from conventional type to missile type warfare must be made with care , mindful that the one type of warfare cannot be safely neglected in favor of the other . On_the_other_hand , the new authority of $ 3825 million proposed for missile procurement ( excluding research and construction ) in 1961 is $ 581 million higher than for 1960 . |
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[ noun ] (arms) a weapon that is thrown or projected
Synonyms Used in print (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)There was no time to pick_out a penny ; I got a coin between my thumb and forefinger , leaned my elbows in a very natural and casual manner on top of the truck cab and flipped my little missile . |
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