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projectile definition

pro·jec·tile (prō jek′təl, prə-; also, chiefly Brit & Cdn, -tīl′)

noun

  1. an object designed to be hurled or shot forward, as a cannon shell or rocket
  2. anything thrown forward

Etymology: Fr < L projectus: see project & -ile

adjective

  1. designed to be hurled forward, as a javelin
  2. hurling forward projectile force
  3. Zool. that can be thrust out, as a tentacle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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