guided missile

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guided missile

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From guided + missile.

noun guided missiles

  1. 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.

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noun unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air

中文導彈 /导弹 dǎodàn, 導向飛彈 /导向飞弹 dǎoxiàng fēidàn
Françaismissile guidé
DeutschLenkflugkörper
Românărachetă ghidată, rachetă dirijată
Русскийуправля́емая раке́та upravljájemaja rakéta

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@misc{guided_missile_2026,
  title = {guided missile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guided%20missile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}