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Topic: WEAPONS

projectile

 noun
     
pro‧jec‧tile [countable] formal
1PMW an object that is thrown at someone or is fired from a gun or other weapon, such as a bullet, stone, or shell
2

projectile vomiting

informal when someone vomits with a lot of force, especially because they have drunk too much alcohol - used humorously
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