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ballistic missile

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ballistic missile
n.
A projectile that assumes a free-falling trajectory after an internally guided, self-powered ascent.

ballistic missile
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a missile that has no wings or fins and that follows a ballistic trajectory when its propulsive power is discontinued

Any missile which does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. See also aerodynamic missile; guided missile.
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Noun1.ballistic missile - a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches targetballistic missile - a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile - a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another
missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
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ballistic missile

ballistic missile [bəˈlistik ˈmisail]
a missile guided for part of its course but falling like an ordinary bomb. ballistiese missiel صاروخٌ قَذائِفي (باليستي) балистична ракета balistická střela ballistisk raket/missil ferngelenktes Raketengeschoß βαλλιστικός πύραυλος misil balístico ballistiline rakett موشک بالیستیک ballistinen ohjus engin balistique טִיל בַּלִיסטִי प्रक्षेपास्त्र balistički projektil ballisztikus rakéta peluru kendali skotflaug missile balistico 弾道弾 탄도탄 balistinė raketa ballistiskā raķete balistik ballistische raket ballistisk rakett pocisk balistyczny míssil teleguiado rachetă balistică баллистическая ракета balistická strela balistični izstrelek balistički projektil ballistisk robot ขีปนาวุธ balistik füze 彈道飛彈 балістична ракета رہبری کر دہ (رہنمائی شدہ) میزائل tên lửa đạn đạo


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