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missile

1. mis.sile \'mis-*l, chiefly Brit -.i-l\ aj [L missilis, fr. missus, pp. 
   of mittere to throw, send - mo]re at SMITE 1: capable of being thrown or 
   projected to strike a distant object  2: adapted for throwing or hurling 
   missiles 
2. missile n 1: a weapon or other object thrown or projected  2: a 
   self-propelled unmanned weapon (as a rocket)