Exocet

[ ek-soh-set ]
/ ˈɛk soʊˌsɛt /

Trademark.

a winged, radar-guided French anti-ship missile, launched from the surface or an aircraft, that skims the waves at close to the speed of sound.

British Dictionary definitions for exocet

Exocet
/ (ˈɛksəʊˌsɛt) /

noun

trademark a tactical missile with a high-explosive warhead, which is guided by computer and radar, travels at a very low altitude at high subsonic speed, and has a range of up to 70 km. It may be launched from a ship, aircraft, or submarine

Word Origin for Exocet

C20: from French, from New Latin Exocoetus volitans flying fish