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ballistic missile

noun

Rocketry.
  1. any missile that, after being launched and possibly guided during takeoff, travels unpowered in a ballistic trajectory.


ballistic missile

noun

  1. a missile that has no wings or fins and that follows a ballistic trajectory when its propulsive power is discontinued
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Origin of ballistic missile1

First recorded in 1950–55
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The head of the city's defence administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, said a ballistic missile had landed in the centre of a residential area.

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And it is still possible that he will do this by launching the equivalent of a salvo of ballistic missiles into the global trading system, with a universal tariff on all imports into the USA.

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On Tuesday morning, Ukraine said Russia launched some 139 drones and one ballistic missile overnight.

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The ballistic missile was fired toward Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, the group's military spokesperson said in a televised statement.

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The Houthis also launched a ballistic missile that crashed into the water well short of the USS Harry S Truman, the official added.

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