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ballistic missile

noun

, Rocketry.
  1. any missile that, after being launched and possibly guided during takeoff, travels unpowered in a ballistic trajectory.


ballistic missile

noun

  1. a missile that has no wings or fins and that follows a ballistic trajectory when its propulsive power is discontinued
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of ballistic missile1

First recorded in 1950–55
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