Projectile
noun
Something thrown or fired forward, like an arrow by throwing, a bullet by shooting, or a rocket by rockets.
The archer launched a projectile at the target.
Often appears as...
- launch a projectile
- fire a projectile
noun
An object designed to be fired from an artillery weapon or rocket.
The artillery fired a series of projectiles at the enemy's base.
Often appears as...
- artillery projectile
- explosive projectile
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Technical
noun
Anything that is thrown or forced to move forward.
The child threw a rock as a projectile at the bird.
Often appears as...
- projectile motion
- projectile vomit
noun
Something thrown or fired forward, like an arrow by throwing, a bullet by shooting, or a rocket by rockets.
The archer launched a projectile at the target.
Often appears as...
- launch a projectile
- fire a projectile
noun
An object designed to be fired from an artillery weapon or rocket.
The artillery fired a series of projectiles at the enemy's base.
Often appears as...
- artillery projectile
- explosive projectile
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Anything that is thrown or forced to move forward.
The child threw a rock as a projectile at the bird.
Often appears as...
- projectile motion
- projectile vomit
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Common Usage
Often used to describe items in sports or daily life that are thrown or launched.
The player kicked the ball so hard it became a projectile.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Weapons
Remember, 'projectile' isn't only for weapons, but any object propelled through the air.
He laughed as the water balloon, thrown as a harmless projectile, splashed its target.
Pro Tip 3/3Speed Variable
Projectiles can travel at varying speeds, not necessarily at high velocity.
The slow-moving paper airplane is as much a projectile as a fast bullet.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Usage
Often used to describe items in sports or daily life that are thrown or launched.
The player kicked the ball so hard it became a projectile.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Weapons
Remember, 'projectile' isn't only for weapons, but any object propelled through the air.
He laughed as the water balloon, thrown as a harmless projectile, splashed its target.
Pro Tip 3/3Speed Variable
Projectiles can travel at varying speeds, not necessarily at high velocity.
The slow-moving paper airplane is as much a projectile as a fast bullet.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Usage
Often used to describe items in sports or daily life that are thrown or launched.
The player kicked the ball so hard it became a projectile.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Weapons
Remember, 'projectile' isn't only for weapons, but any object propelled through the air.
He laughed as the water balloon, thrown as a harmless projectile, splashed its target.
Pro Tip 3/3Speed Variable
Projectiles can travel at varying speeds, not necessarily at high velocity.
The slow-moving paper airplane is as much a projectile as a fast bullet.
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What Makes Angry Birds...
deeper level and that's that's what I'd like to do take it to our page in the beginning of the book where you show that well here it is right you show that there are actually formulas for the way the birds move sure the plain bird when you shoot it it follows your basic introductory physics projectile motion
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Is the world getting...
such as a drought, flood, wildfire, storm, volcano, landslide, earthquake or meteor strike, presumably not because God has become less angry with us but because of improvements in the resilience of our infrastructure. And what about the quintessential act of God, the projectile hurled by Zeus himself?
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Barry Schuler: An...
So, what can we do with genomes now that we can read them, now that we're starting to have the book of life? Well, there's many things. Some are exciting. Some people will find very scary. I will tell you a couple of things that will probably make you want to projectile puke on me, but that's okay.
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The unheard story of...
armed foot soldiers with swords and shields and some kind of armor. And there's artillery, and artillery are archers, but, more importantly, slingers. And a slinger is someone who has a leather pouch with two long cords attached to it, and they put a projectile, either a rock or a lead ball,
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This Worm Uses a "Silly...
its prey open it then injects saliva that liquefies the insides of any unlucky victim so to recap this creature that looks like a scary alien monster and can feel you through the air moves slowly like it's in a horror film before projectile
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Massive Solar Storms PIPE...
speed this is the way older satellites used to view solar storms but from the side you can measure two points along the projectile and calculate the speed more easily studying solar storms not just from the front but the side as well
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Sting: How I started...
as soon as I decided to honor the community I came from and tell their story, that the songs started to come thick and fast. I've described it as a kind of projectile vomiting, a torrent of ideas, of characters, of voices,
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What's it Like to Play...
counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and that phenomenon can affect projectiles in sports if the stadiums are large and the ball is airborne long enough so also if you'd play a sport on the moon is that is the
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
that the kids are too busy having fun to remember to eat hmm child of the universe most cats have the projectile claws cheetah dead claws don't go back because they are not true
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Context determines...
projectiles also some of those heaps are fatal some of them we dock dive and do what and continue dust but whatever
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What Makes Angry Birds...
deeper level and that's that's what I'd like to do take it to our page in the beginning of the book where you show that well here it is right you show that there are actually formulas for the way the birds move sure the plain bird when you shoot it it follows your basic introductory physics projectile motion
Video examples
Is the world getting...
such as a drought, flood, wildfire, storm, volcano, landslide, earthquake or meteor strike, presumably not because God has become less angry with us but because of improvements in the resilience of our infrastructure. And what about the quintessential act of God, the projectile hurled by Zeus himself?
Video examples
Barry Schuler: An...
So, what can we do with genomes now that we can read them, now that we're starting to have the book of life? Well, there's many things. Some are exciting. Some people will find very scary. I will tell you a couple of things that will probably make you want to projectile puke on me, but that's okay.
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The unheard story of...
armed foot soldiers with swords and shields and some kind of armor. And there's artillery, and artillery are archers, but, more importantly, slingers. And a slinger is someone who has a leather pouch with two long cords attached to it, and they put a projectile, either a rock or a lead ball,
Video examples
This Worm Uses a "Silly...
its prey open it then injects saliva that liquefies the insides of any unlucky victim so to recap this creature that looks like a scary alien monster and can feel you through the air moves slowly like it's in a horror film before projectile
Video examples
Massive Solar Storms PIPE...
speed this is the way older satellites used to view solar storms but from the side you can measure two points along the projectile and calculate the speed more easily studying solar storms not just from the front but the side as well
Video examples
Sting: How I started...
as soon as I decided to honor the community I came from and tell their story, that the songs started to come thick and fast. I've described it as a kind of projectile vomiting, a torrent of ideas, of characters, of voices,
Video examples
What's it Like to Play...
counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and that phenomenon can affect projectiles in sports if the stadiums are large and the ball is airborne long enough so also if you'd play a sport on the moon is that is the
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
that the kids are too busy having fun to remember to eat hmm child of the universe most cats have the projectile claws cheetah dead claws don't go back because they are not true
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Context determines...
projectiles also some of those heaps are fatal some of them we dock dive and do what and continue dust but whatever
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Adele
English Singer
I'm scared of audiences. One show in Amsterdam I was so nervous, I escaped out the fire exit. I've thrown up a couple of times. Once in Brussels, I projectile vomited on someone. I just gotta bear it. But I don't like touring. I have anxiety attacks a lot.
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Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
If a projectile were deprived of the force of gravity, it would not be deflected toward the earth but would go off in a straight line into the heavens and do so with uniform motion, provided that the resistance of the air were removed.
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Frederic Joliot-Curie
French Physicist
In England and the United States, where physicists have at their disposal equipment of very high voltages, several new elements were prepared using protons and deuterons as projectiles.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
I consider any gun that can chamber a round and send a projectile down its barrel at a high rate of speed into my body - causing me injury or death - to be an assault weapon.
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Joan Rivers
American Comedian
The worst thing that ever happened to me on stage is someone ran forward to tell me they loved me and projectile vomited all over the stage. It was horrible.
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Gallagher
American Comedian
I was the first one to allow a projectile to come off of the stage and into the audience. And I kind of take responsibility for the mosh pit.
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Grant Imahara
American Celebrity
Any sport that turns a squash into a lethal projectile is safest watched from the comfort of your couch.
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Jesse Ventura
American Politician
A car is a 2,000 pound projectile that can go 100 miles an hour.
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Adele
English Singer
I'm scared of audiences. One show in Amsterdam I was so nervous, I escaped out the fire exit. I've thrown up a couple of times. Once in Brussels, I projectile vomited on someone. I just gotta bear it. But I don't like touring. I have anxiety attacks a lot.
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Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
If a projectile were deprived of the force of gravity, it would not be deflected toward the earth but would go off in a straight line into the heavens and do so with uniform motion, provided that the resistance of the air were removed.
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Frederic Joliot-Curie
French Physicist
In England and the United States, where physicists have at their disposal equipment of very high voltages, several new elements were prepared using protons and deuterons as projectiles.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
I consider any gun that can chamber a round and send a projectile down its barrel at a high rate of speed into my body - causing me injury or death - to be an assault weapon.
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Joan Rivers
American Comedian
The worst thing that ever happened to me on stage is someone ran forward to tell me they loved me and projectile vomited all over the stage. It was horrible.
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Gallagher
American Comedian
I was the first one to allow a projectile to come off of the stage and into the audience. And I kind of take responsibility for the mosh pit.
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Grant Imahara
American Celebrity
Any sport that turns a squash into a lethal projectile is safest watched from the comfort of your couch.
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Jesse Ventura
American Politician
A car is a 2,000 pound projectile that can go 100 miles an hour.
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