projectile
noun
[ prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛktʌɪl ]
• a missile designed to be fired from a gun.
• "the guns were deployed to flail the village with their one-ton projectiles"
projectile
adjective
• denoting or relating to a projectile.
• "a projectile weapon"
Origin:
mid 17th century: modern Latin, from project- ‘thrown forth’, from the verb proicere (see project).
