| aim |
to point carefully (usu. a weapon), with the intention of hitting a target. [1/8 definitions] |
| airstrike |
an attack by air forces or other military aviation against a ground or naval target. |
| air-to-air |
of a missile or the like, designed to be shot by an aircraft at an aerial target. |
| ballistic missile |
a long-range missile that reaches its target by falling freely at extremely high speed along a precalculated trajectory. |
| bomb |
a metal shell filled with explosives that is dropped, thrown, or otherwise directed at a certain target for destructive purposes. [1/8 definitions] |
| bowls |
a game played on a smooth lawn, in which the players roll wooden balls as close as possible to a smaller target ball; lawn bowling. |
| bull's-eye |
the center of a target, usu. marked with a circle. [2/3 definitions] |
| butt2 |
a person, group, or thing that is the target of ridicule or criticism. [2/5 definitions] |
| clay pigeon |
a clay disk used as a target in trapshooting. |
| dart |
(pl., but used with a sing. verb) a game in which these missiles are thrown at a target. [1/6 definitions] |
| dive bomber |
a fighter-bomber designed to drop its bombs while diving toward the target. |
| downrange |
in the direction of the point taken as target, away from the launch site, on a missile test range. |
| dumdum |
a bullet designed to cause serious damage by expanding as it hits the target. |
| enfilade |
gunfire directed along the entire length of a military target, such as a line of soldiers. [2/3 definitions] |
| feint |
a movement or thrust in a misleading direction, or a slight attack at a misleading point, to draw one's opponent away from the real target, as in sports or military combat. [1/5 definitions] |
| flyby |
a flight over or close to a designated point, area, or target by an aircraft or spacecraft for the purpose of making aerial observations. |
| grenade |
a small missile thrown or shot from a rifle-mounted launcher at a target after being primed to explode. [2 definitions] |
| guided missile |
a missile that is capable of being guided throughout its flight until arrival at its target. (See ballistic missile.) |
| home |
of missiles or rockets, to proceed automatically toward a target. [2/16 definitions] |
| homing |
involved or concerned with guidance to a target or destination. [1/2 definitions] |
| kamikaze |
in the Japanese armed forces during World War II, a pilot whose mission was to crash his airplane against the target as a suicide bomb. |