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intercontinental ballistic missile

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intercontinental ballistic missile [ˌɪntəˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a missile that follows a ballistic trajectory and has the range to carry a nuclear bomb over 5500 km Abbreviation ICBM
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Noun1.intercontinental ballistic missile - a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another
ICBM
ballistic missile - a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
Minuteman - a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos


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