Usage Note
Missile is a direct borrowing used in military and aerospace contexts. The final 'e' is pronounced in French, making it mee-SEEL rather than the English 'MIS-ile.' Missile balistique is a ballistic missile; missile de croisière is a cruise missile. Plural is regular: des missiles.
Examples
"Un missile a été lancé depuis la côte."
Natural Translation
A missile was launched from the coast.
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