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Meanings of projectile in inglês

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míssil
catalão
projectil
espanhol
proyectil

A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.

        míssil
        português
        rojão
        catalão
        coet
        espanhol
        cohete

        Any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine.

              rojão
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              Examples for "rocket"
              Examples for "rocket"
              1
              No rocket available today, public or private, has that kind of power.
              Wired
              2
              Then we saw prices continue to rocket upwards, unchecked by the government.
              The Guardian
              3
              The bodies of the rocket victims were left behind in the road.
              The forever war
              4
              This would not be possible with any rocket currently on the market.
              The South African
              5
              A rocket investigation would be a year, a year and a half.
              Reuters

              Projectile.

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                      Usage of projectile in inglês
                      1
                      The first new projectile weapons were made specifically for use against those.
                      Seveneves
                      2
                      This projectile was but an atom in the immensity of the ocean.
                      From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
                      3
                      The projectile immediately lost all kinetic energy once the breach was made.
                      Warlord: an alex hawke novel
                      4
                      Ione, I want you to carry those chemical projectile guns we brought.
                      The Neutronium Alchemist
                      5
                      It cut the projectile's path and must reach it in some minutes.
                      From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
                      6
                      The projectile still went on, and the chaos was still the same.
                      The Moon-Voyage
                      7
                      His airplane was hit by a shell projectile in the right wing.
                      Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air
                      8
                      So, I have been having problems with my PASCO projectile launcher devices.
                      Wired
                      9
                      The proposition being accepted, the shape of the projectile was slightly altered.
                      From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
                      10
                      The defective projectile must be taken out and tossed into the sea.
                      A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" / From the Diary of Number Five of ...
                      11
                      It can chamber two different rounds, a lethal and a less-lethal projectile.
                      Wired
                      12
                      The weight of the usual projectile for this mortar is 850 lb.
                      The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                      13
                      A projectile traveling at high speed subjects bone to sudden dynamic stress.
                      Bones of the Lost
                      14
                      In July a THAAD system in Alaska successfully downed a mid-range projectile.
                      News.com.au
                      15
                      The motor started up again, and the projectile resumed its onward way.
                      Lost on the Moon; Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds
                      16
                      We had now reached the little grove where the projectile was hidden.
                      Pharaoh's Broker / Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Anot...
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