Mis·sile, n.
1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
Note: Numerous types of rocket-propelled missile2 are now used in modern warfare. Some types with names indicating their range or function are: antiaircraft missile; ballistic missile; cruise missile; antiballistic missile missile; air-to-air missile; air-to-ground missile; guided missile; intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM); intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM); surface-to-air missile.
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air-to-ground missile
n : a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a
target on the ground [syn: air-to-surface missile]