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Projectile vs Autocannon - What's the difference?

projectile | autocannon |

As nouns the difference between projectile and autocannon

is that projectile is an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon while autocannon is a fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.

As an adjective projectile

is projecting or impelling forward.

projectile

English

Noun

(wikipedia projectile) (en noun)
  • an object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.
  • (physics) any object propelled through space by the application of a force.

    • See also

    * missile * rocket

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Projecting or impelling forward.
    • a projectile''' force; a '''projectile weapon
  • Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.
    • projectile motion
    (Arbuthnot)

    autocannon

    English

    (wikipedia autocannon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.

    • See also

    * chain gun