projectile

/prəˈdʒɛktaɪl/
adjective
  1. Relating to or designed to be thrown or fired forward.
    • The toy gun shoots small projectile darts.
    • The engineers designed a projectile system for launching satellites.
    • The military tested a new projectile weapon at the range.
noun
  1. An object that is thrown or fired through the air, especially a weapon such as a bullet, arrow, or missile.
    • The archer aimed the projectile carefully at the target.
    • The police found a projectile lodged in the wall of the building.
    • A cannonball is a type of projectile used in old wars.
  2. Any object that moves through the air after being launched or thrown.
    • A rocket is a projectile that can travel into space.
    • In physics class, we studied the path of a projectile like a baseball.
    • The children threw small projectiles of snow at each other.