Projectile (noun) (adj)
pro-jek-tile
an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade. / impelling or driving forward, as a force.
1655–65; New Latin, neuter of prōjectilis (adj.) projecting. See project, -ile
Example sentences
“You could hear the projectiles whistling through the air.”
