missiles

noun

plural of missile
as in ammunitions
an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police.

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Recent Examples of missiles Authorities also reported drones and missiles were intercepted and destroyed near the capital, Riyadh, and the country’s southern region. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 The exchange of threats comes as Saudi Arabia investigates why its air defenses failed to intercept a barrage of missiles and drones fired by the Houthis. — Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026 Ukrainian officials complained the earlier disruptions had hampered military capabilities as Russia rained down missiles, plunging 600,000 into darkness overnight. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Kyiv’s European partners have been scouring the world for Patriot missiles but have so far been unable to meet Ukraine’s modest request of 300 interceptors to get through the winter. — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026 Alerts for incoming missiles were also sounded around Riyadh, though details weren’t immediately clear. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The group has fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel since its war in Gaza erupted in October 2023. — NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 Experts note that the latest Houthi missiles, such as the Hatem-2 and the Palestine-2, are very similar in design to Iranian weapons. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missiles
  1. ammunitions
  2. bullets
  3. shots
  4. projectiles
  5. rounds
  6. shells
  7. balls
Noun
  • Relations and exchange programs between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv.
    — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of ammunitions
Noun
  • We had been told not to point, lest our gestures attract a sniper’s bullets.
    — Nicolas Niarchos, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Jose Cabrera, was standing at the front entrance of the club when the barrage of bullets began flying.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bullets
Noun
  • Two men were found dead inside a Long Beach home after one of them exchanged shots with police and sparked a standoff with SWAT officers in a residential neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026
  • One possibly surprising tool to map out shots for the film to ensure the visual representation of this repetition and cycle was Microsoft Excel.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of shots
Noun
  • After the shooting, investigators recovered 44 spent 9-millimeter shell casings, one unfired cartridge casing, and numerous projectiles and projectile fragments.
    — Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of projectiles
Noun
  • Disney — also profitable — has made three rounds of layoffs in 2026 across different parts of the business.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Their ascent on YouTube included a 2025 comedic boxing match between Andrijasevic and Al-Emad, titled Hamzah vs Martin and held in Toronto over three rounds.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rounds
Noun
  • The idea of recycling lobster, crab, or shrimp shells isn’t exactly new.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Beaten about alone in that water, the shells would have killed me.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of shells
Noun
  • Lyons recalled how Meyer and Davis transformed her own cantankerous vision — mushrooms beside saddles, faucets beside disco balls, moldings beside dog doors — into a cohesive design language.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Onigiri Gorichan serves delicate Koshihikari rice balls stuffed with salmon flakes, pickled plums or Spam and egg.
    — Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of balls

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