1 a weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that it is aimed at:
nuclear missiles * a missile base / site
seealsoBALLISTICMISSILE, CRUISEMISSILE, GUIDEDMISSILE
2 an object that is thrown at sb to hurt them:
Missiles including stones and bottles were thrown at the police.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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