ballistic missile

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ballistic missile

A projectile that assumes a free-falling trajectory after an internally guided, self-powered ascent.

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ballistic missile

(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a missile that has no wings or fins and that follows a ballistic trajectory when its propulsive power is discontinued

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ballis′tic mis′sile

a missile that travels to its target unpowered and unguided after being launched.

[1950–55]

ballistic missile

Any missile which does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. See also aerodynamic missile; guided missile.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun

ballistic missile - a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target

ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile - a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another

missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

Translations

صاروخٌ قَذائِفي

balistická střela

ballistisk raket/missil

missile balistique

ballisztikus rakéta

skotflaug

balistinė raketa

ballistiskā raķete

ballistisk rakett

balistická strela

balistik füze

弹道导弹

ballistic missile

n → Raketengeschoss nt

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ballistic missile

(bəˈlistik ˈmisail)

a missile guided for part of its course but falling like an ordinary bomb.

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