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cruise missile

noun

a winged guided missile designed to deliver a conventional or nuclear warhead by flying at low altitudes to avoid detection by radar.

cruise missile

noun

an air-breathing low-flying subsonic missile that is continuously powered and guided throughout its flight and carries a warhead

cruise missile

A military missile equipped with an onboard computer that allows it to guide itself on a preprogrammed course over long distances by sensing the terrain and comparing it to maps stored in its memory. (See smart weapons (see also smart weapons).)

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Cruise missiles first came into public awareness during the Persian Gulf War.

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A total of seven ballistic and cruise missiles were also fired at the capital.

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The ministry said Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles were also intercepted over the Black Sea.

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Some of the aircraft are seen apparently loaded with cruise missiles and well fuelled - judging by the extent and spread of fires.

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The defence system, which President Donald Trump plans to unveil by the end of his term, is aimed at countering "next-generation" aerial threats to the US, including ballistic and cruise missiles.

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A new system would - add multiple layers that could also detect and defend against cruise missiles and other threats, including by intercepting them before they launch or at the various stages of their flight.

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