projectile

1. 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 hunting
   subtypes:

   • 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
2. Any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (synset 104106523)
   is a type of: vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
   subtypes:

   • 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 propulsion
   same as: rocket

1. Impelling or impelled forward (synset 300813191)
   "a projectile force"; "a projectile missile"
   similar to: dynamic, dynamical - characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality

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