MISSILE
Scrabble letter values: M3I1S1S1I1L1E1 = 9
Definition
- noun a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives.
- noun a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled. — synonyms: projectile
Examples
- “may be ballistic or directed by remote control”
- “The Rhodians, who used leaden bullets, were able to project their missiles twice as far as the Persian slingers, who used large stones.”
- “That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.”