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cruise missile

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cruise missile
n.
A guided missile that is launched from a ship or aircraft and serves as a self-contained precision bomb.

cruise missile
n
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an air-breathing low-flying subsonic missile that is continuously powered and guided throughout its flight and carries a warhead

Guided missile, the major portion of whose flight path to its target is conducted at approximately constant velocity; depends on the dynamic reaction of air for lift and upon propulsion forces to balance drag.
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Noun1.cruise missile - an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb
aircraft - a vehicle that can fly
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
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cruise missile
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cruise missile nmissile m cruise inv


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