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projectile [prəˈdʒɛktaɪl] n 1. an object or body thrown forwards 2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) any self-propelling missile, esp one powered by a rocket or the rocket itself 3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) any object that can be fired from a gun, such as a bullet or shell adj 1. capable of being or designed to be hurled forwards 2. projecting or thrusting forwards 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology another word for protrusile [from New Latin prōjectilis jutting forwards] An object capable of being propelled by a force normally from a gun, and continuing in motion by virtue of its kinetic energy. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| According to the advice forwarded from the members of the Observatory, the gun destined to launch the projectile had to be fixed in a country situated between the 0 and 28th degrees of north or south latitude, in order to aim at the moon when at the zenith; and its initiatory velocity was fixed at twelve thousand yards to the second. An enormous hole had been made by the impact of the projectile, and the sand and gravel had been flung violently in every direction over the heath, forming heaps visible a mile and a half away. prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into |
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