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projectile

[pruh-jek-til, -tahyl] / prəˈdʒɛk tɪl, -taɪl /
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It reported a separate attack by an unidentified projectile on a tanker Monday.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

Each projectile carries a price tag of around $1.2 million, Ukrainian defence analysts estimate.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Soon after that, Margo projectile vomits during a waitressing shift and claims not to know why.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

A container ship was also hit by "an unknown projectile" off the north-eastern coast of Oman, damaging some containers, according to the UKMTO.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

As Chaplin, the Harvard historian, has argued, New England Indians were indeed disconcerted by their first experiences with European guns: the explosion and smoke, the lack of a visible projectile.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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