missile gap
noun
a lag in one country's missile production relative to the production of another country.
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Origin of missile gap
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby missile gap
missense, missense mutation, misshape, misshapen, missile, missile gap, missileer, missileman, missilery, missing, missing fundamental
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