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ballistic missile
noun
, Rocketry.
- any missile that, after being launched and possibly guided during takeoff, travels unpowered in a ballistic trajectory.
ballistic missile
noun
- a missile that has no wings or fins and that follows a ballistic trajectory when its propulsive power is discontinued
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Origin of ballistic missile1
First recorded in 1950–55
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