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- pronunciation:
- pr
jek
taIl
[or]
pr
jek
tihl
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon.
The American Revolution was fought with bullets, arrows, and other projectiles.- synonyms:
- missile
- similar words:
- arrow, bullet, dart, lead, shot, torpedo
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dart |
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The word projectile
contains the following parts:
pro-1
Latin
prefix
that means before, forward, forth
  Example words:
procedure, proceed, proclaim, procrastinate, produce, profess, profound, profuse, progress, project, projectile, prominent, promise, promote, pronoun, propel, proposal, propose, proposition, prosecute, prospect, protect, protrude, proverb, provide, provoke
ject, jet, jac
Latin
root
that means throw; lie
Example words:
adjacent, adjective, eject, inject, injection, interjection, jet, jettison, object, objective, project, projectile, projection, reject, subject
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