Definitions for ballistic missile

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ballis′tic mis′sile(n.)

  1. a missile that travels to its target unpowered and unguided after being launched.

    Category: Military, Rocketry

Origin of ballistic missile:

1950–55

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ballistic missile(noun)

    a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target

Wiktionary

  1. ballistic missile(Noun)

    A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. ballistic missile

    Any missile which does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated. See also aerodynamic missile; guided missile.


Translations for ballistic missile

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ballistic missile(noun)

a missile guided for part of its course but falling like an ordinary bomb.

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