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projectile

/pruh-jek-til, -tahyl/US // prəˈdʒɛk tɪl, -taɪl //UK // (prəˈdʒɛktaɪl) //

射弹,抛射物,投射物,射出物

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade.
    • : a body projected or impelled forward, as through the air.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : impelling or driving forward, as a force.
    • : caused by impulse, as motion.
    • : capable of being impelled forward, as a missile.
    • : Zoology. protrusile, as the jaws of a fish.

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Examples

  • Another received “significant facial injuries” after being hit by a projectile.

  • Imagine that if you fall, your board can become a deadly, boomeranging projectile.

  • Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez has said she’ll bring back legislation to curtail the use of non-lethal police projectiles against protesters and journalists.

  • It fired a larger projectile in April that same year, diving down to the surface a couple months later to retrieve even more ejected material.

  • The projectile traveled through the kitchen and struck a display case in the living room.

  • And this week Ducati has closed the gap even further, with an outlandish projectile dubbed the “Panigale.”

  • He was allegedly struck by a police projectile and is now in serious but stable condition.

  • Out of it in a sharp right turn shot a projectile, tiny and glistening against the velvet black.

  • Then he picked up another and followed through with a second projectile.

  • I went at once to the cylinder we used for discharging things from the projectile.

  • But primarily, this is a test of the projectile and a journey of exploration and research.

  • They are examining the projectile and trying to break it open.