SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE

Meaning of SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE in English

A ballistic missile with a range capability up to about 600 nautical miles. Also called SRBM.

DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012

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
SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RANGE — I. ˈrānj noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French renge, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RANGE — /raynj/ , n., adj., v., ranged, ranging . n. 1. the extent to which or the limits between which variation …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster English vocab
RANGE — v a kitchen grate. 2. range ·v ·see range of cable, below. 3. range ·v a bolting sieve to sift …
Webster English vocab
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
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
Merriam-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
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RANGE — / reɪndʒ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun VARIETY 1. [ C , usually sing. ] range (of sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RANGE — I. range 1 S1 W1 AC /reɪndʒ/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: renge …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
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
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RANGE — ( ranges, ranging, ranged) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A range …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
SHORT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RANGE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bewildering variety/array/range ▪ a bewildering variety of choices a broad range ▪ Sport …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
SHORT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
BALLISTIC — • ↑ go ballistic/go bananas/go berserk
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHORT — adj. 1 small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule; midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, Colloq pint-sized, …
Oxford Thesaurus 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

DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms

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