Re:The Chaos (1922)
by Silverback_VII on Monday October 03, 2022 @10:11AM
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missiles in 1922? what kind projectile did they mean by it?
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Arrows, fireworks. First missiles (self-propelling projectiles) for combat were used by some indian maharaja at the end of the XVIII century though I'm not sure if they were called so at the time.
Edit: Here is the etymology of the word
The British have had an experience being attacked with real rockets in late 18th century [1], a technology they eventually adopted.
Re:The Chaos (1922)
by biesnecker on Monday October 03, 2022 @10:20AM
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Webster defines "missile" as "capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object" -- the modern use I think came from "guided missile," but in practice we've dropped the guided in most cases.