missile
noun
[ ˈmɪsʌɪl ]
• an object which is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon.
• "one of the players was hit on the head by a missile thrown by a spectator"
Origin:
early 17th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘suitable for throwing (at a target’)): from Latin missile, neuter (used as a noun) of missilis, from miss- ‘sent’, from the verb mittere .
