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MIS-yl/ˈmɪsaɪl/

A missile is a weapon fired through the air, or an object thrown in a crowd. Weapon is wider. Mix-up: missive (a letter, rare). Public order: police seized missiles after a pitch invasion.

Meaning

A weapon that is thrown or fired through the air; also an object thrown in a crowd.

Examples

• “Police seized missiles after the pitch invasion, not only flares.”
• “A missile test in foreign news is the military sense, not a thrown bottle.”

Good to know

a missile; throw missiles. Wider: a weapon. Football / defence news. Countable objects. Mix-up: missive.

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