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projectile

prә'dʒektil6 senses · 65 ms
Level C1GRE
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noun/pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktʌɪl//pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktɪl//pɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.taɪl/
  1. 1

    An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.

  2. 2

    Any object propelled or thrown through space by the application of a force, such as strong wind.

adj/pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktʌɪl//pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktɪl//pɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.taɪl/
  1. 1

    Projecting or impelling forward.not-comparable

    • a projectile force; a projectile weapon
  2. 2

    Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.not-comparable

    • A free and strong Projectile Motion of the Blood must occasion a florid Appearance upon the Skin in such Constitutions

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