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projectile

[pruh-jek-til, -tahyl] / prəˈdʒɛk tɪl, -taɪl /
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In 2027 or early 2028, Japanese forces will bring to Kyushu another new homegrown missile—the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile, designed to evade enemy defenses—after deploying one in central Japan this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Projectile points dating back 6,500 years have been found at Pig Point and this season’s site.

From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2015

We will see this soon in Projectile Motion, and much more when we cover forces in Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Projectile vomiting because it comes out at such an incredible rate.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2011

Yes," added Barbican, "as soon as we shall have passed the neutral point, the base of the Projectile, its heaviest part, will swing around gradually until it faces the Moon.

From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward




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