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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Irish confetti, ball, ballistic, bola, bolt, boomerang, brickbat, bullet, countermissile, discus, ejecta, ejectamenta, ejective, jaculatory, missile, quoit, rock, rocket, shell, stone, throw stick, throwing-stick, torpedo, trajectile, waddy
Dictionary Results for projectile:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
projectile
    adj 1: impelling or impelled forward; "a projectile force"; "a
           projectile missile"
    n 1: a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets
         but is not self-propelled [syn: projectile, missile]
    2: any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine [syn: rocket,
       projectile]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Projectile \Pro*ject"ile\, a. [Cf. F. projectile.]
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   1. Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.
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   2. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled
      forward; as, projectile motion. --Arbuthnot.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Projectile \Pro*ject"ile\, n. [Cf. F. projectile.]
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   1. A body projected, or impelled forward, by force;
      especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.
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   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.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dynamical \dynamical\ adj. [Narrower terms: can-do; driving;
   energizing, energising, kinetic; forceful, slashing,
   vigorous; projectile; propellant, propellent, propelling,
   propulsive; renascent, resurgent; self-propelled,
   self-propelling; high-octane, high-powered, high-power,
   high-voltage]
   [WordNet 1.5] Dynamically \Dy*nam"ic*al*ly\, adv.
   In accordance with the principles of dynamics or moving
   forces. --J. Peile.
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5. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)
PROJECTILE, n.  The final arbiter in international disputes.  Formerly
these disputes were settled by physical contact of the disputants,
with such simple arguments as the rudimentary logic of the times could
supply -- the sword, the spear, and so forth.  With the growth of
prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into
favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous.  Its
capital defect is that it requires personal attendance at the point of
propulsion.


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