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guided missile

DEFINITIONS OF: guided missile

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n a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices

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ABM, antiballistic missile
a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles
V-1, buzz bomb, doodlebug, flying bomb, robot bomb
a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
Exocet
a guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships
space probe
a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation
SAM, surface-to-air missile
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
MANPAD
a man-portable surface-to-air missile
Stinger
a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
Type of:
missile
a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
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