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