missile:1
adjective1610{ds||1||}
- capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
- adapted for throwing or hurling missiles
missile:2
noun
missile
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circa 1656
- an object (such as a weapon) thrown or projected usually so as to strike something at a distance : such as
- guided missile
- ballistic missile
antiballistic missile
nouncirca 1957
- a missile for intercepting and destroying ballistic missiles
ballistic missile
noun
ballistic missile
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1950
- a usually rocket-powered missile that is launched in a high arc under guidance for its ascent but that is unpowered and unguided once it begins its descent
cruise missile
noun
cruise missile
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1959
- a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed and low altitude
guided missile
noun
guided missile
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1945
- a missile whose course may be altered during flight (as by a target-seeking radar device)
White Sands Missile Range:g
geographical name
White Sands Missile Range
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- proving ground southwest of White Sands National Monument in southern New Mexico that was the site of the world's first atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945
surface-to-air missile
noun
surface-to-air missile
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- a missile that is fired from the ground or a ship and directed at an airplane
surface-to-surface missile
noun
surface-to-surface missile
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- a missile that is fired from the ground or a ship and directed at a target on the ground
antimissile
adjective1946
- designed as a defense against missiles
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