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missiles

/mis-uhl or, especially British, -ahyl/US // ˈmɪs əl or, especially British, -aɪl //UK // (ˈmɪsaɪl) //

导弹

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
    • : guided missile.
    • : ballistic missile.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : capable of being thrown, hurled, or shot, as from the hand or a gun.
    • : used or designed for discharging missiles.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.