Thesaurus: projectile

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1. a. Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.
2. a. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward; as, projectile motion.
3. n. A body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.
4. n. A part of mechanics which treats of the motion, range, time of flight, etc., of bodies thrown or driven through the air by an impelling force.
5. adj. impelling or impelled forward
6. n. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
7. n. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
8. 1. Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force. 2. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward; as, projectile motion. Arbuthnot. 1. A body projected, or impelled forward, by force; especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm. 2. pl. (Mech.) A part of mechanics which treats of the motion, range, time of flight, etc., of bodies thrown or driven through the air by an impelling force.
9. A part of mechanics which treats of the motion, range, time offlight, etc., of bodies thrown or driven through the air by animpelling force.
10. n:100 n. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled s. impelling or impelled forward