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- a missile designed to be fired from a rocket or gun导弹, 炮弹, 子弹。
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- an object propelled through the air, especially one thrown as a weapon抛射物, 发射物（尤指武器）：
they tried to shield Johnson from the projectiles that were being thrown.
他们试图保护约翰逊免受投射物的袭击。
attrib.
1- of or relating to such a missile or object可抛射物体的：
a projectile weapon.
一件投掷型武器。
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- impelled with great force用火力推进的。
词源
mid 17th cent.: modern Latin，from project- 'thrown forth'，from the verb proicere （see PROJECT）.