projectile
1. pro.jec.tile \pr*-'jek-t*l also -.ti-l, chiefly Brit 'pra:j-ik-.ti nB-l 1: a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own i nertia; specif : a missile for a firearm, cannon, or other weapon 2: a self-propelling weapon (as a rocket) 2. projectile aj 1: projecting or impelling forward 2: capable of being thrust forward