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单词 intercontinental ballistic missile
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intercontinental ballistic missile

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noun

any supersonic missile that has a range of at least 3500 nautical miles (6,500 km) and follows a ballistic trajectory after a powered, guided launching. Abbreviations: ICBM, I.C.B.M.

Origin of intercontinental ballistic missile

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby intercontinental ballistic missile

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British Dictionary definitions for intercontinental ballistic missile

intercontinental ballistic missile
/ (ˌɪntəˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl) /

noun

a missile that follows a ballistic trajectory and has the range to carry a nuclear bomb over 5500 kmAbbreviation: ICBM
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for intercontinental ballistic missile

intercontinental ballistic missile

A missile with a long range (five thousand miles or more) that carries nuclear warheads and can be launched from the ground or from submarines. (See also MIRV.)

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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