weapon system vs missile

missile vs weapon system

weapon system and missile both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weapon system	Yes	No	No	No
missile	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, missile is a hyponym of weapon system; that is, missile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weapon system:

weapon system: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
missile: a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

Other hyponyms of weapon system include bow, bow and arrow, brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks, fire ship, flamethrower, gun, knife, light arm, projectile, slasher, sling, lance, shaft, spear, stun baton, stun gun, blade, brand, steel, sword, hatchet, tomahawk, W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD, Greek fire, pole weapon, polearm, repulsor.

weapon system (noun)	missile (noun)
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting	a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
	a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

Difference between weapon system and missile

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