ballistic missile
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noun Rocketry.
any missile that, after being launched and possibly guided during takeoff, travels unpowered in a ballistic trajectory.
Origin:
1950–55
1950–55
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| ballistic missile | |
| —n | |
| a missile that has no wings or fins and that follows a ballistic trajectory when its propulsive power is discontinued | |
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Example sentences
Investments in technologies such as ballistic missile defense also have a role to play in managing nuclear threats.
We need to begin building an anti-ballistic missile system now.
Using a long-range ballistic missile to do the job would be risky, as its launch could be mistaken for an imminent nuclear strike.
The launch site also test the ballistic missile and anti-satellite missile.
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