Meaning & use

projectile

noun·Academic

An object thrown, launched, or fired through the air, especially as a weapon.

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The catapult launched a heavy stone projectile over the castle walls.

Engineers carefully calculated the projectile's trajectory before the scheduled test launch.

A note on using this word

As an adjective, 'projectile' also describes forceful, sudden motion, as in 'projectile vomiting.'

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