heat-seeking

adjective

1. (of a detecting device) able to detect sources of infrared radiation

   a heat-seeking camera

2. (of a missile) able to detect and follow a source of heat, as from an aircraft engine

   a heat-seeking missile

Other Word Forms

• heat seeker noun

Example Sentences

And Moutra is like a heat-seeking missile when he launches toward the ballcarrier.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the ideas that felt significant in the darkness don’t stand up to daylight: the dream sequences, an image of a floating gun, the film’s own title — which doesn’t seem to go much further than Archer’s description of the children running like “heat-seeking missiles.”

From Los Angeles Times

Veteran sitcom director James Burrows calls Lavin a “heat-seeking missile for a joke.”

From Los Angeles Times

They have been joined by Israeli and Mexican search teams and are using sophisticated heat-seeking equipment to try to locate anyone still alive.

From BBC

“He’s a heat-seeking missile,” fellow Bruins linebacker Kain Medrano said, “just going in there and causing havoc in any way he can.”

From Los Angeles Times