missile
nounADJ.
long-range, medium-range, short-range | ballistic, cruise, guided, heat-seeking | land-based | mobile | intercontinental | strategic, tactical | anti-aircraft, anti-ballistic, anti-missile, anti-tank | air-to-air, air-to-surface, surface-to-air, surface-to-surface | nuclear | conventional
VERB + MISSILE
be armed with, carry | aim | fire, launch | intercept, shoot down | deploy
strategic missiles deployed in sparsely-populated desert areasMISSILE + VERB
destroy sth, hit sth | miss sth
All of the missiles missed their target.MISSILE + NOUN
base, site | attack, strike | programme, system | warhead
VERB + MISSILE
be armed with, carry, hold
a crowd of youths armed with missiles that included petrol bombs| hurl, pelt sb with, throw
They pelted her with eggs and various other missiles.MISSILE + VERB
hit sb/sth, strike sb/sth