Word

missile, n.
(missiles)
freq. cnt. 14

a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

missile

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hyponym

air-to-air missile air-to-surface missile, air-to-ground missile ballistic missile guided missile heat-seeking missile sidewinder

hypernym

rocket, projectile weapon, weapon system, arm

part meronym

nose vane

a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

missile projectile

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derivationally related form

projectile

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hyponym

arrow boomerang, throwing stick, throw stick bullet, slug cannonball, cannon ball, round shot dart seeker shot, pellet spitball

hypernym

weapon, weapon system, arm