A weapon that uses kinetic energy, or energy of motion, to kill an object. Weapons that use kinetic energy are a rock, a bullet, a nonexplosively armed rocket, and an electromagnetic railgun
Federation of American Scientists, Glossary of Acronyms and Terms, Washington, DC,USA 2004. https://fas.org/pubs/_docs/10072004163905.pdf, (DPrep - Amer) {1003}