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View synonyms for intermediate range ballistic missile
intermediate range ballistic missile
noun
- any supersonic missile that has a range of 800 to 1,500 nautical miles (1,500 to 2,800 km) and follows a ballistic trajectory after a powered, guided launching. : IRBM, I.R.B.M.
intermediate range ballistic missile
noun
- a missile that follows a ballistic trajectory with a medium range, normally of the order of 750–1500 miles IRBM
intermediate-range ballistic missile
- A missile that carries nuclear warheads and is launched from the ground or submarines, but that has a range of only a few hundred to fifteen hundred miles.
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Origin of intermediate range ballistic missile1
First recorded in 1955–60
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