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Projectile
01
any object fired or thrown at a person or thing for the purpose of hurting or destroying them
Examples
During the battle, soldiers threw improvised projectiles at the enemy to defend their position.
The crowd used various projectiles to protest, tossing bottles and stones at the authorities.
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.
Engineers tested the aerodynamics of a new projectile in a wind tunnel.
projectile
01
impelling or impelled forward
