projectile

[US]/prəˈdʒektaɪl/
[UK]/prəˈdʒektl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a projectile (such as a shell or bullet) that is fired or launched; a weapon that is self-propelled (such as a rocket)
adj. moving forward; propelled by throwing or shooting.

Phrases & Collocations

fired projectile

ballistic projectile

guided projectile

high-velocity projectile

rocket projectile

projectile motion

Example Sentences

a stone projectile point.

they tried to shield Johnson from the projectiles that were being thrown.

Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knees can be opened safely.

On condition that the front body shape of the projectile is unchangeable,a formula is obtained for determining the relation between the optimum boattail angle and the supersonic flight region.

According to the characteristic of different projectile and base adapter, pin type tool, eccentric type tool and cuneal type clamp are designed and mainly studied.

Based on the principle of compound pendulum,the measurement method and corresponding equipment for the centroidal deviation and the rotary inertia of rocket projectile were described.

A projectile with ground-air rocket by the burst of TNT has been designed for dispersing metaldehyde (MA) into the clouds on a large scale.

Thus under the condition of without component as sembling diagram, solve the problem of assembling projectile weaving machine with knock-down parts.

- Ternion Attack,the skill of "Spirit Mastery" will not take advantage of the "projectile speed bouns" witch Arcane Lore offered.

If the incoming projectile were a white dwarf—a superdense star that packs the mass of the sun into a body a hundredth the size—the residents of Earth would be treated to quite a fireworks show.

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