Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. [from 17th c.]

plural of missile

One who launches missiles. / One who designs or works with missiles.

plural of missileer

A missile designed for guided flight over the full course of its path.

(military, astronautics) A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.

An underground vertical cylindrical container for the storage and launching of ICBMs.

Any of a cluster of missiles used in the MIM-104 Patriot missile system

An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces.

plural of missile silo