#projectile__missile a weapon that is thrown or projected
supertype: weapon__weapon_system__arm instrument used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
subtype: arrow a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
subtype: broad_arrow an arrow with a wide barbed head
subtype: butt_shaft an arrow without a barb; a target arrow
subtype: quarrel an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
subtype: throwing_stick__boomerang__throw_stick (Australian) a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
subtype: kylie__kiley an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex
subtype: bullet__slug a projectile that is fired from a gun
subtype: dumdum_bullet__dumdum a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
subtype: rifle_ball__rifleball a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape
subtype: cannonball__cannon_ball__round_shot__roundshot a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
subtype: dart.projectile a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
subtype: banderilla a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
subtype: seeker a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)
subtype: shot.projectile__pellet a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
subtype: BB_shot__BB a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
subtype: bird_shot__buckshot__duck_shot small lead shot for shotgun shells
subtype: grapeshot a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
subtype: musket_ball__ball a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
subtype: spitball a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
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