projectiles
Example Sentences
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Earlier this month, two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other as they sailed out of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Iran state media reported the country's deputy governor for security as saying four projectiles had hit the counties of Chabahar and Konarak.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In further comments to the Focus news outlet, a spokesman for the operator said homemade projectiles, resembling fireworks typically used on New Year's Eve in Germany, were used in the attack.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Earlier, oil prices edged higher after reports that two oil tankers in the strait were struck by projectiles amid a sharp decline in commercial shipping through the key global energy route.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Euclid controls the gate to the castle of knowledge, where a mortar and a cannon are being fired to illustrate the path of projectiles.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
