MISSILES Synonyms
8 hypernyms for missiles. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MISSILES
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| bombs | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions • strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual verb • throw bombs at or attack with bombs • fail to get a passing grade | ||||||
| munitions | noun n | |||||
noun • weapons considered collectively • military supplies • defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it verb • supply with weapons | ||||||
| projectiles | noun n | |||||
noun • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine adjective satellite • impelling or impelled forward | ||||||
| rockets | noun n | |||||
noun • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine • a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion • erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender • propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon • sends a firework display high into the sky verb • shoot up abruptly, like a rocket • propel with a rocket | ||||||
| torpedoes | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • An electric ray of the genus Torpedo. • A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon. • A submarine sandwich. • A naval mine. • An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo. • A professional gunman or assassin. • A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it. • A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object. • An automobile with a torpedo body. • (usually in the plural) A woman's shoe with a pointed toe. • (usually in the plural) A large breast; breast with a large nipple. • A marijuana cigarette. verb • To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship. • To sink a ship with one of more torpedoes. • To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack. | ||||||
| projectile | noun n | |||||
noun • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine adjective satellite • impelling or impelled forward | ||||||