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noun

an aerial missile, as a rocket, steered during its flight by radio signals, clockwork controls, etc.

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Origin of guided missile

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby guided missile

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How to use guided missile in a sentence

“Luckily, no cars were moving along the section of the parkway a half-mile south of the Laurel-Fort Meade overpass when the fragments of the guided missile splattered down,” wrote The Post.
During the Cold War, D.C. was ringed by Nike missile sites. One had an accident.|John Kelly|October 16, 2021|Washington Post
He helped solve the mystery of how the body can produce roughly 10 billion varieties of antibodies, Y-shaped proteins that can bind to the outer surface of a distinctly shaped invading pathogen and destroy it with the specificity of a guided missile.
Why covid-19 might finally usher in the era of health care based on a patient’s data|Katie McLean|February 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The reason pilots would choose to use guns over a bomb or a missile is simple.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Initially, it will be able to carry 1,000-pound satellite-guided bombs or 500-pound laser-guided weapons.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We know that the skies are open season for all manner of drone traffic, from missile launchers to beer droppers.
Meet Our Animal Robot Overlords|James Joiner|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Couple guided Stella as she crawled and dipped her chest to pick up each magnet.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau|Ian Frisch|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the later stages of the war, the American-made Stinger missile was introduced and wreaked havoc among the Soviet helicopters.
CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’?|Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus shall we see the destinies of this country guided under the orange and red flag.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
But in doing this, the intention and power of selection guided by sound judgment at once asserted itself.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick
When the question comes before a court, it seeks after the intention of the parties, and is guided by it when ascertained.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
And something within her seemed to tell her that in all that Ibrahim was doing he was guided by some very definite purpose.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Her ardor stimulated their zeal, and her well-stored mind and fascinating conversational eloquence guided their councils.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for guided missile

guided missile

noun

a missile, esp one that is rocket-propelled, having a flight path controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal preset or self-actuating homing devicesSee also command guidance, field guidance, homing guidance, inertial guidance, terrestrial guidance

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guided missile

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