Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hittile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hit-tile
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anti-aircraft or anti-satellite missile that is designed to hit its target, distinguished from a missile that is designed to explode near its target.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The U.S. anti-satellite programme is currently based on a three-stage non-exploding rocket or 'hittile' launched from an F-15 fighter."
"Rapier is a hittile and so has a simple blast warhead of under 1 kg weight."

Etymology

A play on missile with miss changed to hit.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

hittiles (plural)

Questions

What does hittile mean?: An anti-aircraft or anti-satellite missile that is designed to hit its target, distinguished from a missile that is designed to explode near its target.
Where does hittile come from?: A play on missile with miss changed to hit.

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