Projectile Synonyms

prə-jĕktəl, -tīl
A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bullet
  2. missile
  3. shell
  4. rocket
  5. weapon
  6. arrow
  7. bomb
  8. dart
  9. impelling
  10. shaft
  11. shot
  12. spear
  13. torpedo

Words Related to Projectile

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. fin-stabilised
  2. high-velocity
  3. sub-calibre
  4. grenade
  5. armour-piercing
  6. fuze
  7. high-explosive
  8. detonation
  9. airburst
  10. propellant

Projectile Sentence Examples

  • Jacobs Cavern was peculiarly rich in flint knives and projectile points.

  • In a vacuum, the projectile acted on by the force of projection begins to fall under the action of gravity immediately it leaves the bore, and under the combined action of these two forces the path of the projectile is a parabola.

  • In the motion of a projectile under gravity the hodograph is a vertical line described with constant velocity.

  • He was known as an expert in ancient Earth firearms and projectile weapons.

  • I still drink copious amounts of £ 8.50 cocktails, resulting in pink projectile vomit the next morning.

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