Definitions for cruise missile
cruise mis·sile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cruise missilenoun

   an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb

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1. cruise missilenoun

   A winged missile, designed for a guided flight at low altitudes, as opposed to a ballistic missile.

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1. Cruise missile

   A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial or naval targets that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high precision. Modern cruise missiles are capable of travelling at high subsonic, supersonic, or hypersonic speeds, are self-navigating, and are able to fly on a non-ballistic, extremely low-altitude trajectory.

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1. cruise missile

   A cruise missile is a type of guided missile that is capable of being launched from land, sea, or air and can carry a conventional or nuclear warhead. It is designed to travel at a consistent speed, often at low altitudes, to evade radar detection and is typically used to hit specific landmarks or targets with high precision. They are known for their ability to be guided and adjusted in flight, which separates them from ballistic missiles.

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1. Cruise missile

   A cruise missile is a guided missile, the major portion of whose flight path to its target is conducted at approximately constant velocity; that relies on the dynamic reaction of air for lift, and upon propulsion forces to balance drag. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy. Modern cruise missiles can travel at supersonic or high subsonic speeds, are self-navigating, and can fly on a non-ballistic, extremely low altitude trajectory. They are distinct from unmanned aerial vehicles in that they are used only as weapons and not for reconnaissance. In a cruise missile, the warhead is integrated into the vehicle and the vehicle is always sacrificed in the mission. Cruise missile designs fundamentally derive from the German V-1 of World War II. Advances in transistor and computer technology have contributed to self-correcting avionic and aeronautical designs that allow missiles to be guided in flight, as opposed to only at launch. These advances developed into guided missiles and guided bombs, and later into the modern cruise missile. In 2011, it was estimated that a single Tomahawk cruise missile costs US$1,410,000.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cruise missile

   Guided missile, the major portion of whose flight path to its target is conducted at approximately constant velocity; depends on the dynamic reaction of air for lift and upon propulsion forces to balance drag.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cruise missile in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cruise missile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cruise missile in a Sentence

1. Jeffrey Lewis:

   The Russianleader claimed the nuclear-powered cruise missilehad an unlimited range, flew at a high speed and was capable of maneuverability that would allowit topierce any missile defense. One of the worlds most respected missile experts, Director of East Asia Nonproliferation Program Jeffrey Lewis, said Tuesday the U.S. tried to develop a similarly powered cruise missile in the 1950s and 60s but abandoned the project because it didnt make sense to put a nuclear reactor inside a missile. It was a technological nightmare and an ecological hazard, Jeffrey Lewis told Fox News. This is not a technology that I think makes a lot of sense for the United States. For whatever reason, the Russians have a different sense, maybe because they treat environmentalists differently than we do in the United States.

2. Steven Horrell:

   A ship in the Black Sea with the Kalibr land attack cruise missile could reach Berlin, if they viewed one of the European capitals as being a weakness in NATO, they could do that sort of escalation, non-nuclear, but they could strike outside the immediate theater of conflict and start hitting native targets.

3. Frank Welton:

   The B-1 is able to carry the LRASM( Long Range Anti-Surface Cruise Missile), giving it an advanced stand-off, counter-ship capability.

4. Hans Kristensen:

   That would require modifying a warhead and incorporating it into a cruise missile. The ship or attack submarine would then have to be upgraded with a nuclear-certified launch control system and communications, and the crew would have to be trained and certified to carry out the mission.

5. William Gortney:

   Should these trends continue, over time NORAD will face increased risk in our ability to defend North America against Russian cruise missile threats.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cruise missile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cruise_Missile
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_Missile
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cruise missile
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf