projectiles
Example Sentences
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Oil rose $4.46 per barrel, or 5.20% to $90.22 a barrel in New York after reports that two oil tankers carrying Saudi oil were hit by rockets and other projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In further comments to the Focus news outlet, a spokesman for the operator said homemade projectiles, resembling fireworks typically used on New Year's Eve in Germany, were used in the attack.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Two oil supertankers were reportedly hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Several ships were struck by projectiles in recent days, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Euclid controls the gate to the castle of knowledge, where a mortar and a cannon are being fired to illustrate the path of projectiles.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
