BALLISTIC MISSILE

Meaning of BALLISTIC MISSILE in English

■ noun a missile which is initially powered and guided but falls under gravity on to its target.

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BALLISTIC MISSILE — noun Date: 1954 a missile guided in the ascent of a high-arch trajectory and freely falling in the descent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BALLISTIC MISSILE — noun : a guided missile designed to fly roughly in the high-arch trajectory of a true ballistic object, self-powered for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLISTIC MISSILE — Rocketry. any missile that, after being launched and possibly guided during takeoff, travels unpowered in a ballistic trajectory. [ 1950-55 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLISTIC MISSILE — missile which travels by the force of gravity
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BALLISTIC MISSILE — Date: 1954 : a missile guided in the ascent of a high-arch trajectory and freely falling in the descent
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BALLISTIC MISSILE — Function: noun Date: 1954 : a missile guided in the ascent of a high-arch trajectory and freely falling in the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BALLISTIC MISSILE — [ballistic missile] n (1954): a missile guided in the ascent of a high-arch trajectory and freely falling in the descent
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BALLISTIC MISSILE — noun a missile that is fired into the air at a particular speed and angle in order to fall in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLISTIC MISSILE — balˌlistic ˈmissile BrE AmE noun [countable] a powerful weapon that can travel extremely long distances, and that flies very high …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BALLISTIC MISSILE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He realized that the Soviets were just as capable of adapting a ballistic missile to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BALLISTIC MISSILE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BALLISTIC MISSILE — noun Ballistic missile is used before these nouns: ↑ submarine
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BALLISTIC MISSILE — (*) Any missile which does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
BALLISTIC MISSILE — баллистическая ракета
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALLISTIC MISSILE — Баллистическая ракета
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BALLISTIC MISSILE — баллистическая ракета
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BALLISTIC MISSILE — баллистическая ракета
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BALLISTIC MISSILE — баллистическая ракета
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BALLISTIC MISSILE — баллистическая ракета
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BALLISTIC MISSILE — баллистическая ракета
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BALLISTIC MISSILE — баллистическая ракета
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BALLISTIC MISSILE — баллистическая ракета (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
BALLISTIC MISSILE — баллистическая ракета
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALLISTIC — adj ballistic
Interlingua English vocab
MISSILE — projectile
English interlingue dictionary
MISSILE — igsusuput
English-Visayan vocabulary
MISSILE — I. adjective Etymology: Latin missilis, from mittere to throw, send Date: 1611 capable of being thrown or projected to strike …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BALLISTIC — adjective Etymology: Latin ballista Date: circa 1775 of or relating to ~s or to a body in motion according to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MISSILE — I Missiles vary from small tactical weapons effective out to only a few hundred feet to much larger strategic weapons …
Английский словарь Британика
MISSILE — I. ˈmisəl sometimes -izəl, chiefly Brit -iˌsīl adjective Etymology: Latin missilis, from missus (past participle of mittere to throw, send) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLISTIC — I. bəˈlistik, -ēk also ba- adjective Etymology: Latin ballista + English -ic 1. : of or belonging to the hurling …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MISSILE — (n.) A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
Английский словарь Webster
BALLISTIC — (a.) Pertaining to projection, or to a projectile.
Английский словарь Webster
BALLISTIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of …
Английский словарь Webster
MISSILE — /mis"euhl/ or, esp. Brit., /-uyl/ , n. 1. an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLISTIC — — ballistically , adv. /beuh lis"tik/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to ballistics. 2. having its motion determined or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MISSILE — I. ˈmi-səl, chiefly Brit -ˌsīl adjective Etymology: Latin missilis, from mittere to throw, send Date: 1611 1. : capable of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BALLISTIC — adjective Etymology: Latin ballista Date: circa 1775 1. : of or relating to ballistics or to a body in motion …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MISSILE — noun a weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. 2. …
Webster English vocab
BALLISTIC — adj pertaining to projection, or to a projectile. 2. ballistic ·adj of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the …
Webster English vocab
MISSILE — [mis.sile] adj [L missilis, fr. mittere to throw, send] (1611) 1: capable of being thrown or projected to strike a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MISSILE — a rocket-propelled weapon designed to deliver an explosive warhead with great accuracy at high speed. Missiles vary from small tactical …
Britannica English vocabulary
MISSILE — missile BrE AmE ˈmɪs aɪ ə l - ə l AmE \ - ə l ▷ missile|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BALLISTIC — ballistic BrE AmE bə ˈlɪst ɪk ▷ ballistic|ally ə l‿i ▷ ballistic|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MISSILE — / ˈmɪsaɪl; NAmE ˈmɪsl/ noun 1. a weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLISTIC — / bəˈlɪstɪk; NAmE / adjective connected with ballistics • IDIOMS - go ballistic •• WORD ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MISSILE — mis ‧ sile /ˈmɪsaɪl $ ˈmɪs ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BALLISTIC — bal ‧ lis ‧ tic /bəˈlɪstɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: ballistic 'of ballistics' (18-21 centuries) , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BALLISTIC — adj. 1 of or relating to projectiles. 2 moving under the force of gravity only. ballistic missile a missile which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BALLISTIC — adj.1 of or relating to projectiles. 2 moving under the force of gravity only. Phrases and idioms: ballistic missile a …
Oxford English vocab
MISSILE — ( missiles) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A missile is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLISTIC — 1. Ballistic means relating to ballistics. ...ballistic missiles... Ballistic tests have matched the weapons with bullets taken from the bodies …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLISTIC — 1. Ballistic means relating to ~s. ...~ missiles... Ballistic tests have matched the weapons with bullets taken from the bodies …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MISSILE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a missile site ▪ There were photos of a missile site under construction. a missile/rocket/mortar …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BALLISTIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ballistic missile EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Several time zones away, a nuclear submarine conducted a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MISSILE — [noun] [C] - a flying weapon which has its own engine so that it can travel a long distance before …
Cambridge English vocab
MISSILE — n. intercontinental ballistic missile antiballistic missile cruise missile Cuban missile crisis guided missile Minuteman missile Missile Defense Alarm System Midas …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MISSILE — n. Rocket -propelled weapon designed to deliver an explosive warhead with great accuracy at high speed. Missiles vary from small …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MISSILE — Synonyms and related words : AA target rocket, ABM, ASM, ATS, Asp, Asroc, Atlas, Atlas-Agena, Atlas-Centaur, Bullpup, Cajun, Corporal, Corvus, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MISSILE — noun 1 explosive weapon ADJECTIVE ▪ long-range , medium-range , short-range ▪ ballistic , cruise , guided , heat-seeking , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BALLISTIC — adj. Ballistic is used with these nouns: ↑ missile
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BALLISTIC — • ↑ go ballistic/go bananas/go berserk
Longman Activator English vocab
MISSILE — n. projectile, brickbat; guided missile, ballistic missile Bottles, stones, and other missiles were thrown at the police during the riot
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BALLISTIC — (See go ballistic)
English Idioms vocab

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