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mis·sile  audio  (msl, -l) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. An object or weapon that is fired, thrown, dropped, or otherwise projected at a target; a projectile.
  2. A guided missile.
  3. A ballistic missile.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin, from neuter of missilis, able to be thrown, from missus, past participle of mittere, to let go, throw


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