The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TORPEDO , but the solution may also be MISSILE which is one of the most recent solution (1973 in New York Times).
Projectile crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TORPEDO | 25 % | 7 |
| BOMB | 25 % | 4 |
| ARROW | 25 % | 5 |
| MISSILE | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Projectile
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- missile
- dynamic
- dynamical
- projectile point
- rocket
- firearm
- shot
- steel
- direct fire
- bullet
- fire
- mark
Crossword Answer definitions
TORPEDO noun- An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.
- A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
- A submarine sandwich.
- A naval mine.
- An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo.
- A professional gunman or assassin.
- A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
- A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
- An automobile with a torpedo body.
- (usually in the plural) A woman's shoe with a pointed toe.
- (usually in the plural) A large breast; breast with a large nipple.
- A marijuana cigarette.
- To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship.
- To sink a ship with one of more torpedoes.
- To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TORPEDO
- Sinker of warships
- Sub weapon
- Lusitania's destroyer
- Wolf-pack weapon
- Cigar-shaped missile
- Sub launching
- Undermine
- Hit man
- Undersea weapon
- Submarine weapon
More clues leading to the result BOMB
- Box office flop
- Die, on stage
- Fail at the box office
- Fail big-time
- Turkey
- Broadway turkey
- Explosive
- Broadway flop
- Utter flop
- Filmdom flop
More clues leading to the result ARROW
- Pointer
- Sagittarius' projectile
- Tell's missile
- Cupid's projectile
- One-way sign shape
- Pierce __ (old car)
- The CW show whose main character often takes a bow during a fight
- It shows the way
- Directional sign
- Epitome of straightness