guided missile

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noun

an aerial missile, as a rocket, steered during its flight by radio signals, clockwork controls, etc.

Origin of guided missile

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby guided missile

guide word, guideboard, guidebook, guided, guided imagery, guided missile, guided missile cruiser, guided wave, guideline, guidepost, guider

Words related to guided missile

missile, rocket

Example sentences from the Web for guided missile

  • Guided-missile control systems were already in mass production.

    Space Tug |Murray Leinster

  • He had helped load four guided-missile launching tubes, and he had been brought up to date on the state of things in the Platform.

    Space Tug |Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for guided missile

guided missile

noun

a missile, esp one that is rocket-propelled, having a flight path controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal preset or self-actuating homing devices See also command guidance, field guidance, homing guidance, inertial guidance, terrestrial guidance