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projectile

Definitions of projectile
  1. noun
    a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
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    types:
    flèche
    a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
    balle
    a projectile that is fired from a gun
    boulet
    a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
    mitraille
    a solid missile discharged from a firearm
    plomb
    small lead shot for shotgun shells
    mitraille, munitions
    a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
    balle
    a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
    flèche
    an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
    type of:
    arme
    any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
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