Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Missile
Missile noun - A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a target but is not self-propelled.
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Synonyms for Missile
Device and missile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Missile".
Nearby Word: missilery
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Circa 3000 years later, by Children of the Mind, it's shown to be the payload of a missile or missile-like device.
Source: Earth-Shattering Kaboom - Big Bulky Bomb: In "Blue on Blue" the Air Force tries dropping a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast device on the dome (mistakenly described and depicted as a missile instead of a bomb).
Source: Series / Under the Dome -
He urges King to kill him in order to stop a launch device linked to his heart, before it launches a nuclear missile targeting the United States.
Source: Video Game / Razing Storm
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