cruise missile

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noun

a winged guided missile designed to deliver a conventional or nuclear warhead by flying at low altitudes to avoid detection by radar.

Words nearby cruise missile

cruet, Cruft, Cruikshank, cruise, cruise control, cruise missile, cruiser, cruiserweight, cruise ship, cruiseway, cruising radius

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Example sentences from the Web for cruise missile

The U.S. campaign in Yemen has used conventional weaponry on occasion: sorties by Harriers and even some cruise-missile strikes.
America’s Secret Libya War|John Barry|August 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The cruise-missile attacks were aimed largely at degrading Libya's antiaircraft defenses, which were considerable.
Why Libyan War Is America's War|Stephen L. Carter|March 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cruise missile

cruise missile

noun

an air-breathing low-flying subsonic missile that is continuously powered and guided throughout its flight and carries a warhead

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Cultural definitions for cruise missile

cruise missile

A military missile equipped with an onboard computer that allows it to guide itself on a preprogrammed course over long distances by sensing the terrain and comparing it to maps stored in its memory. (See smart weapons (see also smart weapons).)

notes for cruise missile

Cruise missiles first came into public awareness during the Persian Gulf War.

单词	cruise missile
释义	cruise missile SEE SYNONYMS FOR cruise missile ON THESAURUS.COM noun a winged guided missile designed to deliver a conventional or nuclear warhead by flying at low altitudes to avoid detection by radar. Words nearby cruise missile cruet, Cruft, Cruikshank, cruise, cruise control, cruise missile, cruiser, cruiserweight, cruise ship, cruiseway, cruising radius Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cruise missile The U.S. campaign in Yemen has used conventional weaponry on occasion: sorties by Harriers and even some cruise-missile strikes. America’s Secret Libya War\|John Barry\|August 30, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The cruise-missile attacks were aimed largely at degrading Libya's antiaircraft defenses, which were considerable. Why Libyan War Is America's War\|Stephen L. Carter\|March 22, 2011\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for cruise missile cruise missile noun an air-breathing low-flying subsonic missile that is continuously powered and guided throughout its flight and carries a warhead 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 Words related to cruise missile ballistic missile Cultural definitions for cruise missile cruise missile A military missile equipped with an onboard computer that allows it to guide itself on a preprogrammed course over long distances by sensing the terrain and comparing it to maps stored in its memory. (See smart weapons (see also smart weapons).) notes for cruise missile Cruise missiles first came into public awareness during the Persian Gulf War. 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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cruise missile

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