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MIRV
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MIRV  (mûrv)
n.
1. An offensive ballistic missile system having warheads aimed at independent targets that can be launched by a single booster rocket.
2. One of these warheads.
v. MIRVed, MIRV·ing, MIRVs
v.tr.
To provide with multiple independent warheads.
v.intr.
To equip a military force with a missile system of multiple independent warheads.
[m(ultiple) i(ndependently-targeted) r(eentry) v(ehicles).]
MIRV [mɜːv]
n acronym for
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle
a.  a missile that has several warheads, each one being directed to different enemy targets
b.  any of the warheads
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