heat-seeking
adjective
(of a detecting device) able to detect sources of infrared radiationa heat-seeking camera
(of a missile) able to detect and follow a source of heat, as from an aircraft enginea heat-seeking missile
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTDerived forms of heat-seeking
heat seeker, nounWords nearby heat-seeking
heat wave, heat-island, heat-labile, heat-moon, heat-seal, heat-seeking, heat-treat, heated, heater, heath, heath cock
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Example sentences from the Web for heat-seeking
He is a heat-seeking missile for the heart of the right-wing base.