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missile

missile

noun mee-SEEL Less Common

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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