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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