Get to know Missile better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like projectile or weapon.
Missile meaning
- Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
- A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.
Synonyms of Missile
Using Missile
- The main meaning on this page is: Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. | A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.
- Useful related words include: projectile, weapon, arm, weapon system.
- In the example corpus, missile often appears in combinations such as: the missile, ballistic missile, missile defense.
Context around Missile
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Missile
- In this selection, "missile" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ballistic, ashore, new, defense, systems and force stand out and add context to how "missile" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aegis ashore missile defense test, intercontinental ballistic missile, ballistic missile, cruise missile and missile submarines. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "missile" sits close to words such as indicate, spots and sustained, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with missile
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to the Palestinian media, the missile test was conducted to strengthen the military power and missile strength of the Resistance groups. (22 words)
North Korea has also undertaken a series of missile and weapons tests in recent months, including a new, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile. (23 words)
The missile force launched a ballistic missile Badr-1 on special forces military camp in Jizan, adding the missile force hit its target accurately. (24 words)
A closeup of the Indian Nag Missile head, with the Imaging Infrared (IIR) Seeker Germany developed a design for a wire-guided anti tank missile derived from the Ruhrstahl X-4 air to air missile concept in the closing months of World War II. (44 words)
Quasi ballistic missiles A quasi ballistic missile (also called a semi ballistic missile) is a category of missile that has a low trajectory and/or is largely ballistic but can perform maneuvers in flight or make unexpected changes in direction and range. (42 words)
Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the Imperator Alexander III strategic missile cruiser fired the Bulava missile from an underwater position in Russia’s northern White Sea and hit a target in the far-eastern region of Kamchatka. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
The new missile can penetrate all air defense missile systems and detonate the enemy’s anti-missile systems, the top Iranian commander added last week.
The report estimates that India is building three or four nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, which will be equipped with a short-range missile, or a bigger missile with a range of 2,000 miles.
The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy Sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03.
The Missile Defense Agency conducts the first intercept flight test of a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense weapon system from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex in Kauai, Hawaii.
The missile force launched a ballistic missile Badr-1 on special forces military camp in Jizan, adding the missile force hit its target accurately.
A closeup of the Indian Nag Missile head, with the Imaging Infrared (IIR) Seeker Germany developed a design for a wire-guided anti tank missile derived from the Ruhrstahl X-4 air to air missile concept in the closing months of World War II.
More advanced systems for missile guidance send the missile to an area rather than a specific target, and target selection is made when the missile reaches the area based on locally acquired image data.
Quasi ballistic missiles A quasi ballistic missile (also called a semi ballistic missile) is a category of missile that has a low trajectory and/or is largely ballistic but can perform maneuvers in flight or make unexpected changes in direction and range.
The missile is pressurized with nitrogen to prevent the intrusion of water into any internal spaces, which could damage the missile or add weight, destabilizing the missile.
The seal in a missile hatch cover failed, allowing saltwater to leak into the missile tube and react with residue from the missile's liquid fuel.
This allows the missile to drop its uplink to the system and acquire its target itself in the terminal phase of its intercept, which improves the reaction time of the missile against a fast-moving ballistic missile target.
According to the enemy’s confession, an anti-armor missile managed to penetrate a military mechanism equipped with a missile interception system, instantly killing four soldiers and leaving two seriously injured.
According to the Palestinian media, the missile test was conducted to strengthen the military power and missile strength of the Resistance groups.
It said the satellite would also help bolster the military’s preemptive missile strike capability, a key part of its so-called three-axis system that includes missile defense and massive retaliatory capabilities.
It would be the North’s latest step in a series of missile launches and weapons tests in recent months, including one of a new, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile.
Kim publicly took his daughter to three events in the past few months: a missile launch site, a photo session with weapons scientists and a touring of a missile facility.
North Korea has also undertaken a series of missile and weapons tests in recent months, including a new, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile.
Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the Imperator Alexander III strategic missile cruiser fired the Bulava missile from an underwater position in Russia’s northern White Sea and hit a target in the far-eastern region of Kamchatka.
The company has been working on the missile for years and conducted the first and so far only official test flight there in April, but the missile failed to reach space.
The first step toward earning this Missile Expansion is firing a Super Missile at the Cordite wall hang that is near the Chozo Lore entries.
Phrases with missile
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with missile
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the missile 69×
- ballistic missile 49×
- missile defense 26×
- missile and 18×
- missile is 15×
- cruise missile 12×
- missile was 11×
- and missile 10×
- missile to 10×
- of missile 10×