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Pershing|ˈpɜːʃɪŋ|
The name of J. J. Pershing (1860–1948), U.S. General of the Armies, applied attrib. and absol. to a type of U.S. short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, so called in his honour.
1958N.Y. Times 22 Jan. 1/4 The committee moved..to make available an extra $40,000,000 for the new Pershing and other short-range Army missiles. Ibid., The Pershing will replace the 200-mile Redstone. 1965Guided Missiles Volume & Sales Directory (U.S. Govt. Data Publ.) 200 The Army's Pershing missile is a selective range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile system. 1983Listener 13 Oct. 4/1 President Andropov may offer to liquidate a number of SS-20s in return for a delay in deployment of Tomahawks and Pershings. 1985D. Jones Barbarossa Red 9 The removal of the Pershings and the cruise missiles. |