IRBM

American  

Or I.R.B.M.

1. intermediate range ballistic missile.

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IRBM British  

abbreviation

1. intermediate range ballistic missile

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Etymology

Origin of IRBM

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

On March 19, it said it had conducted a ground jet test of a solid-fuel engine for a new hypersonic IRBM.

From New York Times

According to the Oxford documents, in May researchers received a vaccine delivery from Italy’s IRBM/Advent — one of the contract manufacturers Oxford enlisted to complement its own vaccine production.

From Reuters

IRBM/Advent told Reuters there was no manufacturing issue with the batch.

From Reuters

Indeed, while Oxford's Jenner Institute is mostly UK government-funded, Advent Srl, a subsidiary of Italian research organization IRBM, provided some funding to the coronavirus vaccine research project, as is common with research grants.

From Salon

But for the far larger ongoing trials — involving tens of thousands of people — it turned to Advent, a division of a larger group known as IRBM, which for a decade has focused on making one particular type of experimental vaccines, using adenoviruses.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• intercontinental ballistic missile
• surface-to-air missile