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.
Words nearby cruise missile
cruet,
cruft,
cruikshank,
cruise,
cruise control,
cruise missile,
cruise ship,
cruiser,
cruiserweight,
cruiseway,
cruising radius
Example sentences from the Web for cruise missile
The U.S. campaign in Yemen has used conventional weaponry on occasion: sorties by Harriers and even some cruise-missile strikes.
The cruise-missile attacks were aimed largely at degrading Libya's antiaircraft defenses, which were considerable.
British Dictionary definitions for cruise missile
cruise missile
noun
an air-breathing low-flying subsonic missile that is continuously powered and guided throughout its flight and carries a warhead
Cultural definitions for cruise missile
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).)
notes for cruise missile
Cruise missiles first came into public awareness during the
Persian Gulf War.