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　北朝鮮が6発の短距離ミサイルを海洋に向けて発射しました。発射は，国連が新たな制裁を北朝鮮に対して科すことが可決されたタイミングで行われたようです。
　記事の中で気になった単語は"projectile"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』（三省堂）によると「（銃･武器からの）発射体[物]〘砲弾･石など〙自動推進体〘ロケットなど〙」などという意味がありました。Oxford Dictionaries.comには"An object propelled through the air, especially one thrown as a weapon"と定義されております。Oxford Dictionaries.comで語源を調べると"thrown forth"を意味する"project- "に由来するようです。（Ume）

North Korea has fired six short-range projectiles into the sea, South Korea's defence ministry has said, hours after the UN imposed tough new sanctions.
A South Korean spokesman told the Yonhap news agency the projectiles were fired at about 10:00 local time (01:00 GMT) from Wonsan on the east coast.
They were either rockets or guided missiles, the ministry said.
Correspondents say it is being seen as an act of defiance against the sanctions.
Hours earlier, the UN Security Council unanimously voted to impose some of its strongest ever sanctions against North Korea. The new measures are in reaction to North Korea's recent nuclear test and satellite launch, both of which violated existing sanctions.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35713977

projectile - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心：言葉の森から
projectiles - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心：言葉の森から