Definition of "projectile" [pro•ject•ile]

• A fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as a bullet, having no capacity for self-propulsion. (noun)
• A self-propelled missile, such as a rocket. (noun)
• Capable of being impelled or hurled forward. (adjective)
• Driving forward; impelling: a projectile force. (adjective)
• Zoology Capable of being thrust outward; protrusile. (adjective)

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• "If this wasn't about arbitrary exclusion at the core of it, no one would be arguing about which sort of tension driven projectile is sufficiently technologically backward to count."
• "SD Bob, while I can't argue with the point that if something is double lunged it WILL die, I will say that it is less likely that an arrow will go through both lungs in comparison to a projectile from a rifle or shotgun."
• "Go with at least a .277 dia with a 150+ grain projectile with good terminal ballistics characteristics: mass retention and expansion (see Barnes or Nosler)"