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IRBM

American  
Or I.R.B.M.

IRBM British  

abbreviation

  1. intermediate range ballistic missile

"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

Etymology

Origin of IRBM

First recorded in 1955–60


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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 ● Apr. 1, 2024

If it were as far along in development as Thor and Jupiter, a case could be argued for making it the nation's production-line IRBM.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jupiter was put into blazing competition with the Air Force's Thor IRBM, and the race more than occupied the energies of the Huntsville scientists.

From Time Magazine Archive

After six years of work and an expenditure of $280 million, Britain was scrapping its most ambitious military rocket, the 2,500-mile Blue Streak IRBM.

From Time Magazine Archive

Air Force is ahead of its schedule on developing its first IRBM, Douglas' liquid-fuel, 1,500-mile Thor.

From Time Magazine Archive

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