What is the meaning of projectile?

noun

  • A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.
  • Any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine.

adjective

  • Impelling or impelled forward.
    • usage: "a projectile force"; "a projectile missile"
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