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an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon
The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police.
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Recent Examples of missiles
Several rockets were fired at the city from Lebanon on Thursday but were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense systems, the bright light of interceptor missiles popping up in the skies and chasing away the threat.
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Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
However, by October 1, senior Israeli and American officials assessed that the Israeli air campaign has destroyed half of the militia’s missiles and rockets.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Russians move the Nebo-Ms around southern and eastern Ukraine to plug gaps in radar coverage and help air-defense units spot incoming Ukrainian missiles.
—David Axe, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In both attacks, no Israeli deaths were reported and most of the missiles were intercepted.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Iran also rained missiles on Israel in April.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
However, by October 1, senior Israeli and American officials assessed that the Israeli air campaign has destroyed half of the militia’s missiles and rockets.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Russians move the Nebo-Ms around southern and eastern Ukraine to plug gaps in radar coverage and help air-defense units spot incoming Ukrainian missiles.
—David Axe, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In both attacks, no Israeli deaths were reported and most of the missiles were intercepted.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Iran also rained missiles on Israel in April.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Missiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missiles. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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