projectile
Noun
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A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (synset 104015010)
is a type of: arm, weapon, weapon system - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or huntingsubtypes:
- arrow - a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
- boomerang, throw stick, throwing stick - a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
- bullet, slug - a projectile that is fired from a gun
- cannon ball, cannonball, round shot - a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
- dart - a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- seeker - a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)
- pellet, shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- spitball - a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
same as: missile -
Any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (synset 104106523)
is a type of: vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objectssubtypes:
- missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
- multistage rocket, step rocket - a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted
- research rocket, test instrument vehicle, test rocket - a rocket fired for test purposes
has: rocket, rocket engine - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsionsame as: rocket
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