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" When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive."
George W. Bush

Meaning of "missile" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MISSILE

From Latin: missilis, from mittere to send.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MISSILE

ˈmɪsaɪl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISSILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Missile is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MISSILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Missile

In a modern military usage, a missile, or guided missile, is a self-propelled guided weapon system, as opposed to an unguided self-propelled munition, referred to as just a rocket. Missiles have four system components: targeting and/or guidance, flight system, engine, and warhead. Missiles come in types adapted for different purposes: surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missiles, surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles, and anti-satellite missiles. All known existing missiles are designed to be propelled during powered flight by chemical reactions inside a rocket engine, jet engine, or other type of engine. Non-self-propelled airborne explosive devices are generally referred to as shells and usually have a shorter range than missiles. An ordinary English-language usage predating guided weapons, a missile is "any thrown object", such as objects thrown at players by rowdy spectators at a sporting event.

Definition of missile in the English dictionary

The definition of missile in the dictionary is any object or weapon that is thrown at a target or shot from an engine, gun, etc. Other definition of missile is a rocket-propelled weapon that flies either in a fixed trajectory or in a trajectory that can be controlled during flight.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISSILE

abseil · acyl · antimissile · circumscissile · docile · domicile · emissile · facile · fissile · flexile · gracile · indocile · pensile · prehensile · reconcile · scissile · seil · sessile · sile · tensile

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISSILE

missies · missile base · missile launcher · missileer · missileman · missilemen · missilery · missilry · missing · missing fundamental · missing link · missing person · Missing Persons · Missing Persons Bureau · missingly · missiology · mission · mission control · mission controller · mission creep

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISSILE

air-sea missile · air-to-air missile · air-to-ground missile · air-to-sea missile · anti-aircraft missile · antiballistic missile · antimissile missile · ballistic missile · cruise missile · ensile · esile · guided missile · intercontinental ballistic missile · intermediate range ballistic missile · intermediate-range ballistic missile · medium-range ballistic missile · medium range missile · resile · standoff missile · subsessile

Synonyms and antonyms of missile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MISSILE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «missile» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «missile» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF MISSILE

Find out the translation of missile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of missile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «missile» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

导弹
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

misil
570 millions of speakers
en

English

missile
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

मिसाइल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قَذِيفَةٌ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ракета
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

míssil
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

missile
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Peluru berpandu
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Raketengeschoss
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ミサイル
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

미사일
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Rudal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tên lửa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஏவுகணை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्षेपणास्त्र
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

füze
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

missile
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

pocisk
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

ракета
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

proiectil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πύραυλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raket
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

missil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

missil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of missile

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISSILE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of missile
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «missile».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about missile

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «MISSILE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word missile.
1
Marc Andreessen
One of the big first computers was called SAGE, which was a missile defense, the first missile-defense computer, which was, like, one of the first computers in the history of the world which got sold to the Department of Defense for, I don't know, tens and tens of millions of dollars at the time.
2
Lynda Barry
If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile.
3
Charles Bass
In its report, the Cox Committee concludes that China is using stolen U.S. design information to speed up its deployment of a new nuclear missile force.
4
George W. Bush
When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive.
5
Judith Butler
Cameras help to minimize collateral damage, and very often, without a camera a missile cannot fire. Certainly, without a camera a drone can't function, which means that the very ways in which we wage war are determined in part by how cameras work and whether they work at all.
6
Dick Cheney
We've gotten a long way on missile defense. We know how to do it. We know how to take down incoming warheads, but we need to do a lot more work in order to be - to deploy a system that'll defend the United States against those kinds of limited strikes that might be possible by a nuclear armed North Korea or Iran.
7
Eldridge Cleaver
The Twist was a guided missile launched from the ghetto into the heart of suburbia. The Twist succeeded, as politics, religion and law could never do, in writing in the heart and soul what the Supreme Court could only write on the books.
8
Lindsay Duncan
I've always been a material-based actor. That's what I've done, the choices I've made - like a heat-seeking missile.
9
Lawrence Eagleburger
The point is, once they have a missile that can hit the United States, we are now back in the kind of game we used to worry about with the Soviet Union, only the Soviet Union was more mature about this whole thing than I think the North Koreans will be.
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Lawrence Eagleburger
And beyond that, the next issue is how do we guarantee one of these weapons, not necessarily this missile, but nuclear weapons ends up in the hands of Al Qaeda or some other terrorist group.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISSILE»

Discover the use of missile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to missile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Missile Guidance and Control Systems
This book will be an essential resource for students of aeronautical/aerospace engineering, as well as practicing engineers involved in the design, development, and analysis of modern aerospace guidance and control systems.
George M. Siouris, 2004
2
Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear ...
Donald MacKenzie follows one line of technology - strategic ballistic missile guidance through a succession of weapons systems to reveal the workings of a world that is neither awesome nor unstoppable.
Donald A. MacKenzie, 1993
3
Modern Missile Guidance
This book covers not just new methods nor is it merely a compilation of older methods, although it includes both.
Rafael Yanushevsky, 2007
4
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
"A minor classic in its laconic, spare, compelling evocation by a participant of the shifting moods and maneuvers of the most dangerous moment in human history."—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the ...
Robert F. Kennedy, 2011
5
Ballistic Missile Defense
Examines the strategic aspects of ballistic missiles
Ashton B. Carter, David N. Schwartz, 1984
6
Cuban Missile Crisis: In the Shadow of Nuclear War
Enhanced with sidebars and colorful maps, each book in this engaging series focuses on an event or era in American history, spanning from the time before Columbus' arrival to the September 11 terrorist attacks.
R. Conrad Stein, 2008
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Basics of Missile Guidance and Space Techniques
This volume covers guidanec techniques, control and guidance, radio and radar command, guide beam, doppler and homing techniques, gryoscopic fundamentals, inertial and celestial navigation, computer applications, and actuators.
Marvin Hobbs, 2010
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Tactical Missile Design
This textbook will provide a basis for including tactical missile design as part of the aerospace engineering curriculum, providing new graduates with the knowledge they will need in their careers.
Eugene L. Fleeman, 2006
9
When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
What if the Cuban missile crisis had led to war?
Eric G. Swedin, 2010
10
Intelligence and the Cuban Missile Crisis
This is the first study to examine throughly the role of US, Soviet and Cuban Intelligence in the nuclear crisis of 1962 - the closest the world has come to Armageddon.
James G. Blight, David A. Welch, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISSILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term missile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Destroyer USS The Sullivans Damaged After Missile Explodes After …
The resulting fire on USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) following the explosion of a Raytheon SM-2 Block IIIA guided missile. US Navy Photo ... «USNI News, Jul 15»
2
North Korea Upgrades Missile Tower for Possible Launch: Yonhap
North Korea has erected a new, taller launch tower at its missile base — possibly in preparation for firing a long-range missile to mark a ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
3
The West Needs Strong Missile Defense Against Putin's Expansionism
We should now prepare ourselves for the inevitable political and propaganda onslaught Russia will mount against those missile defenses. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
4
Obama Lied: There Are No Ballistic Missile Restrictions in Iran Deal
President Barack Obama boasted last week that his administration forced Iran to accept an eight-year delay in the lifting of ballistic missile ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Raytheon Follows SpaceX Into World Of 3D Printing With Guided …
Raytheon researchers said 3D printed parts, either artillery fins or missile motors, could soon help the military respond to threats immediately. «International Business Times, Jul 15»
6
Israeli missile launcher disguised as a TANK finally declassified …
It has remained a secret for 30 years - an Israeli 'tank' which is actually a mobile missile launcher. Now, new pictures show the weapon, called ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Russia Plans 'Adequate Response' To US Navy's Missile Shield …
The United States Navy's plan to outfit approximately 50 military ships with missile-defense capabilities will draw an “adequate response” from ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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SM-2 missile explodes, damaging Navy destroyer
A missile exploded as it was being fired from the destroyer The Sullivans in a Saturday exercise, damaging the the side of the ship but not ... «NavyTimes.com, Jul 15»
9
DPRK upgrades missile tower for possible October launch
The Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) has erected a new, taller launch tower at its missile base, possibly in preparation for ... «CCTV-America, Jul 15»
10
At least 18 civilians killed by missile in Aleppo
A missile fired by Syrian forces has killed at least 18 civilians in a residential neighbourhood of the old quarter of Aleppo city, in the north of the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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