Exocet

[ ek-soh-set ]

Trademark.

1. a winged, radar-guided French anti-ship missile, launched from the surface or an aircraft, that skims the waves at close to the speed of sound.

Exocet

/ ˈɛksəʊˌsɛt /

noun

1. a tactical missile with a high-explosive warhead, which is guided by computer and radar, travels at a very low altitude at high subsonic speed, and has a range of up to 70 km. It may be launched from a ship, aircraft, or submarine

Word History and Origins

Origin of Exocet¹

C20: from French, from New Latin Exocoetus volitans flying fish