missile

UK/'mɪsaɪl/US/'misail/

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Definitions

A self-propelled, often guided weapon launched at a target

导弹

Any object thrown or fired as a weapon

投射物，发射物

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

misssend, let go

-ilecapable of, relating to

=missile

miss (sent, thrown) + -ile (capable of) = "that which can be sent flying." Latin missilis described anything hurled as a weapon — a stone, a spear. Modern warfare narrowed it to a self-propelled guided weapon, but the root sense survives: a missile is literally a sent thing.

Root miss still carries 88 more words

Common Collocations

1.cruise missile巡航导弹
2.ballistic missile弹道导弹
3.intercontinental missile洲际导弹
4.missile defense导弹防御

Example Sentences

1.
The army test-fired a long-range missile yesterday.
2.
Protesters hurled missiles at the police line.
3.
The missile was intercepted before it reached the city.

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