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intercontinental ballistic missile

DEFINITIONS OF: intercontinental ballistic missile

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n a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another

Synonyms:
ICBM
Types:
Minuteman
a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos
Type of:
ballistic missile
a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
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