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Ballistic missile Moderate

Ballistic missile has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.

See Also
guided missile ssbn boomer cruise missile scud ballistic missiles polaris trajectory
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
missile
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
intercontinental ballistic missile
Rhyming Words
ile lile wile tile nile vile sile hile rile bile kile file pile mile bfile avile edile chile baile prile
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