MISSILE


Meaning of MISSILE in English

noun

1 explosive weapon

ADJECTIVE

▪ long-range , medium-range , short-range

▪ ballistic , cruise , guided , heat-seeking , laser-guided

▪ land-based

▪ air-launched , shoulder-fired

▪ mobile

▪ intercontinental

▪ strategic , tactical

▪ anti-aircraft , anti-ballistic , anti-tank , etc.

▪ air-to-air , air-to-ground , air-to-surface , surface-to-air , surface-to-surface

▪ conventional , nuclear

▪ incoming

▪ enemy

▪ interceptor

VERB + MISSILE

▪ be armed with , carry

▪ aim

▪ fire , launch , send

▪ lob

▪ destroy , intercept , shoot down

▪ deploy , use

strategic ~s deployed in sparsely populated desert areas

▪ detect

▪ track

▪ test

MISSILE + VERB

▪ fly

▪ destroy sth , hit sth , strike (sth)

▪ kill sb

▪ fall

Missiles fell on the city.

▪ target sth

~s targeting the capital

▪ miss sth

All of the ~s missed their target.

MISSILE + NOUN

▪ base , site

▪ attack , strike

▪ launch

▪ defence/defense

▪ programme/program , system

▪ launcher

▪ warhead , weapon

▪ test

▪ capability

▪ technology

▪ threat

2 object fired or thrown

VERB + MISSILE

▪ hurl , pelt sb with , throw

They pelted her with eggs and various other ~s.

▪ fly

Another ~ flew through the air.

▪ dodge

MISSILE + VERB

▪ hit sb/sth , strike sb/sth

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .