guided missile en · NOUN
Etymology
From guided + missile.
Meanings
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An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces.
Lawrence was a rocket man, working on guided missiles.
1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| guided missiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
guided-missile battlecruiser · FFG · guided-missile frigate · SSG · guided-missile · SSGN · guided-missile cruiser · CGN · DDG. DG · G · guided-missile destroyer · guided-missile corvette · guided-missile submarine · guided-missile battleship · guided-missile ship · CG · FG
Relateds
cruise missile · ballistic missile
Translations (18)
sv styrd missil (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · id rudal berpemandu (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · cmn 導彈 /导弹 (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · hy կառավարելի հրթիռ (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · et juhitav rakett (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · uk керо́вана раке́та (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · ru управля́емая раке́та (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · hu irányított rakéta (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · de Lenkflugkörper (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · fr missile guidé (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · pl pocisk kierowany (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · ro rachetă dirijată (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · id peluru kendali (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · fi ohjus (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · ro rachetă ghidată (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · cmn 導向飛彈 /导向飞弹 (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · sv robot (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air) · km កាំជ្រួចផ្លោងបញ្ជាទិស (unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air)