cruise missile

noun

1. a winged guided missile designed to deliver a conventional or nuclear warhead by flying at low altitudes to avoid detection by radar.

cruise missile

noun

1. an air-breathing low-flying subsonic missile that is continuously powered and guided throughout its flight and carries a warhead

cruise missile

1. A military missile equipped with an onboard computer that allows it to guide itself on a preprogrammed course over long distances by sensing the terrain and comparing it to maps stored in its memory. ( See smart weapons (see also smart weapons ).)

Notes

Cruise missiles first came into public awareness during the Persian Gulf War .

Example Sentences

The decision to rebuild the nuclear triad includes a new long-range cruise missile.

From The Daily Beast

He also warned that cruise missile strikes on Hezbollah forces in Syria would invite a response.

From The Daily Beast

And how much better will Americans feel if a cruise missile hits an apartment building?

From The Daily Beast

The U.S. campaign in Yemen has used conventional weaponry on occasion: sorties by Harriers and even some cruise-missile strikes.

From The Daily Beast

Bin Laden benefited enormously from surviving the cruise missile attack that targeted him in 1998.

From The Daily Beast

The cruise missile production which will begin next year will modernize our strategic air deterrent.

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