Definition[]
ballistic |bəˈlistik|[]
adjective [ attrib. ]
1 of or relating to projectiles or their flight.
2 moving under the force of gravity only.
PHRASES
go ballistic informal fly into a rage.
DERIVATIVES
ballistically |-ik(ə)lē| adverb
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from ballista + -ic .
ballista |bəˈlistə|[]
noun ( pl. -tae |-tē| or -tas )
a catapult used in ancient warfare for hurling large stones.
• a large crossbow for firing a spear.
ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin, based on Greek ballein ‘to throw.’
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Hands off, Bendo!
05:29, December 22, 2011 (UTC)
*grabs le Pyrus Volkaos and gets out before getting murdered by Bendo*