missile
missile (mĭsʹəl, -īl) noun
1. An object or a weapon that is fired, thrown, dropped, or otherwise projected at a target; a projectile.
2. A guided missile.
3. A ballistic missile.
noun, attributive.
Often used to modify another noun: missile technology; a missile silo.
[Latin from neuter of missilis, able to be thrown, from missus past participle of mittere, to let go, throw.]