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missile

noun as in projectile weapon

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Microsoft also plans to help SpaceX develop a defense system for the federal government that is capable of detecting and tracking ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles.

From Fortune

Meanwhile, Max Schrems, an Austrian activist, is hurling David-like missiles at tech giants, challenging them in the courts to keep people’s data safe and secure.

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The potential applications of this new missile guidance system for cells are only just starting to be explored.

In essence, they crucially filled the gap of mobile-missile contingents in many Crusader armies, and thus were considered invaluable to many military actions during the Crusades.

We’ve wanted to prevent them from developing more and more capable ballistic missiles.

The reason pilots would choose to use guns over a bomb or a missile is simple.

We know that the skies are open season for all manner of drone traffic, from missile launchers to beer droppers.

In the later stages of the war, the American-made Stinger missile was introduced and wreaked havoc among the Soviet helicopters.

“I doubt you can solve range and the need for a large magazine with the same missile,” he said.

That means it could take several missile shots to kill an enemy fighter, even for an advanced stealth aircraft like the Raptor.

Yet in doing this they usually seem to have no idea of aim, but toss the missile aimlessly into the air.

But the latter, who was watching him, dodged the missile, which struck into the wall a few inches from his head.

But every weapon is uncertain on horseback, and especially every missile weapon, the bow as well as the rifle.

He covered the towers with rawhide to protect them from any kind of missile.

Here the missile is inserted at the breech, according to Your direction.

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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to missile, such as: ammunition, bomb, bullet, projectile, rocket, and arrow.

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