1 (of a weapon) thrown or shot forwards with great force; relating to or using weapons like this:
2 an object that is thrown or fired, esp. from a weapon
They fired 3,000 projectiles (bombs and missiles) in just two days.
The PepperBalls are marble-sized plastic projectiles shot from hand-held, air-powered launchers.
There was a hail of projectiles from the crowd onto the pitch.
Half of the "civilians" seem to have an AK-47 or some other projectile weapon.
There were more projectile attacks in April than in any other month during the war.
