ballistic missile
A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic trajectoryA missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.
» They have invested heavily in the ballistic missile program.
Meaning
1 sensesA missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.
ballistische Rakete
баллисти́ческая раке́таballistíčeskaja rakéta
балісти́чна раке́таbalistýčna rakéta
a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
Examples
5 sentencesThey have invested heavily in the ballistic missile program.
They unveiled new ballistic missiles.
The Internet has expanded the range of my sex life; it's a bit like I upgraded to ballistic missiles.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan.
Everyone in Hawaii received an emergency alert that a ballistic missile was inbound.
ruВсе на Гавайях получили экстренное предупреждение о том, что к островам приближается баллистическая ракета. — astru
deAn alle auf Hawaii erging die Warnung, dass eine ballistische Rakete auf dem Weg sei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From ballistic + missile.From ballistic + missile.
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Forms
plural: ballistic missiles| Singular | ballistic missile |
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