Meaning

1 senses
  1. A 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 sentences
  1. They have invested heavily in the ballistic missile program.

  2. They unveiled new ballistic missiles.

  3. The Internet has expanded the range of my sex life; it's a bit like I upgraded to ballistic missiles.

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  4. North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan.

  5. 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

9 languages
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Origin

From ballistic + missile.

From ballistic + missile.

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Forms

plural: ballistic missiles

Word family

2 related words

See also

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