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Definition of projectile adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

projectile

adjective

NAmE//prəˈdʒɛktəl//

, NAmE//prəˈdʒɛktaɪl//

(formal or )

(technology) very fast and with a lot of force projectile motion The virus causes projectile (= sudden and violent) vomiting.

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