Missile

(mĭs'sil), a. [Lat. missilis, from mittere, missum, to cause to go; to send; to throw; Fr. & It. missile.] Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling, or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine.

We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. Pope.

n. [Lat. missile. See supra.] A weapon thrown, or intended to be thrown, for doing execution, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.