missile

[US]/ˈmɪsaɪl/
[UK]/ˈmɪsl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. projectile for firing or shooting.

Phrases & Collocations

intercontinental ballistic missile

anti-ship missile

cruise missile

surface-to-air missile

ballistic missile

guided missile

long-range missile

tactical missile

missile launcher

strategic missile

nuclear missile

anti-aircraft missile

missile base

patriot missile

Example Sentences

missile technology; a missile silo.

the backwash of the Cuban missile crisis.

a glide missile with television guidance.

applications software for a missile guidance system.

an intercontinental ballistic missile; an intercontinental airline.

the administration's decision to soft-pedal the missile program.

a mobile organism; a mobile missile system.

a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base;

a missile that landed short of the target.

Their missile silos are below ground.

A missile hit the ship and sank it.

ballistic missile defense system

ballistic missile tracking radar

they relied on missiles for the country's defence.

the government's disclosures about missile programmes.

marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists.

Real-world Examples

North Korea test-fired an ICBM, an intercontinental ballistic missile early Wednesday morning.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

They're allowed to test ballistic missiles.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

It could also allow Russia to freely build more missiles.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

That is the particular missile that Washington is most concerned with.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2019 Collection

The THAAD system is designed to shoot down incoming missiles.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2017

That nation has fired two ballistic missiles over Japan recently.

Source: CNN Selected October 2017 Collection

North Korea fired three missiles on Saturday and another yesterday.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2013

And soon, the Soviet Union secretly deploys nuclear missiles to Cuba.

Source: CNN Selected March 2016 Collection

He said a Russian aircraft had launched the hypersonic missile from Russian airspace into Ukraine.

Source: VOA Special May 2023 Collection

And these were the missiles we'd intended for the Americans.

Source: Rescue Chernobyl

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