projectile
- Noun. an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
- Noun. (context, physics) any object propelled through space by the application of a force.
- Adjective. (context, of an object) In the manner of something fired from a weapon.
- Adjective. (context, of a weapon) Designed to discharge projectiles towards its target.
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