a. Of or pertaining to the throwing of missiles; projectile.
This is the only definition given for this word; methinks perhaps its modern use, i.e. to go ballistic has not been officially incorporated into the dictionary as yet. The problem I see here is that I can think of a lot of films where this phrase is used, but I am pretty sure they want printed proof when submitting definitions. I will have to keep an eye out.
It seems this word is of French decent... I am reminded of Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail; yes, indeed one could argue that the French have a penchant for tossing things (cows, trojan rabbits, etc.)
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