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projectile

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projectile [prə′jek·təl]
(aerospace engineering)
Any object, especially a missile, that is fired, thrown, launched, or otherwise projected.
Originally, an object, such as a bullet or artillery shell, projected by an applied external force.
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According to the advice forwarded from the members of the Observatory, the gun destined to launch the projectile had to be fixed in a country situated between the 0 and 28th degrees of north or south latitude, in order to aim at the moon when at the zenith; and its initiatory velocity was fixed at twelve thousand yards to the second.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
An enormous hole had been made by the impact of the projectile, and the sand and gravel had been flung violently in every direction over the heath, forming heaps visible a mile and a half away.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
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