BALLISTIC MISSILE

Meaning of BALLISTIC MISSILE in English

balˌlistic ˈmissile BrE AmE noun [countable]

a powerful weapon that can travel extremely long distances, and that flies very high up into the sky and then back down to earth, where it explodes

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

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 — ■ noun a missile which is initially powered and guided but falls under gravity on to its target.
Concise Oxford English vocab
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 — 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
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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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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