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Projectile
01
any object fired or thrown at a person or thing for the purpose of hurting or destroying them
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
projectiles
Examples
During the battle, soldiers threw improvised projectiles at the enemy to defend their position.
02
an object, often a missile or bullet, propelled through the air by force, typically for military or scientific purposes
Examples
The artillery fired a projectile towards the enemy's position.
projectile
01
impelling or impelled forward
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
