projectile
English Thesaurus
1. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | arm, weapon, weapon system, |
| definition | : | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | arrow, |
| definition | : | a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bullet, slug, |
| definition | : | a projectile that is fired from a gun (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dart, |
| definition | : | a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | seeker, |
| definition | : | a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pellet, shot, |
| definition | : | a solid missile discharged from a firearm (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | spitball, |
| definition | : | a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere (noun.artifact) |
2. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | vehicle, |
| definition | : | a conveyance that transports people or objects (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | missile, |
| definition | : | a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | multistage rocket, step rocket, |
| definition | : | a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | rocket, rocket engine, |
| definition | : | a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion (noun.artifact) |
3. impelling or impelled forward (adj.all)
| similar | : | dynamic, dynamical, |
| definition | : | characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality (adj.all) |
4. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | projectile, |
| definition | : | impelling or impelled forward (adj.all) |
5. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | rocket, |
| definition | : | propel with a rocket (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | projectile, |
| definition | : | impelling or impelled forward (adj.all) |
6. impelling or impelled forward (adj.all)
| derivation | : | missile, projectile, |
| definition | : | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | projectile, rocket, |
| definition | : | any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact) |
7. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | projectile, |
| definition | : | impelling or impelled forward (adj.all) |
8. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | rocket, |
| definition | : | propel with a rocket (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | projectile, |
| definition | : | impelling or impelled forward (adj.all) |
9. impelling or impelled forward (adj.all)
| derivation | : | missile, projectile, |
| definition | : | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | projectile, rocket, |
| definition | : | any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine (noun.artifact) |
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