CRUISE MISSILE

Meaning of CRUISE MISSILE in English

ˌcruise ˈmissile BrE AmE noun [countable]

a large explosive weapon that flies close to the ground and can be aimed at something hundreds of kilometres away

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

CRUISE MISSILE — noun Date: 1959 a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed and low …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRUISE MISSILE — Type of low-flying strategic guided missile developed by the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and '70s. The …
Английский словарь Британика
CRUISE MISSILE — noun : a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed and low altitude
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRUISE MISSILE — a winged guided missile designed to deliver a conventional or nuclear warhead by flying at low altitudes to avoid detection …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRUISE MISSILE — long-range and jet-propelled winged bomb that is guided by remote control
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRUISE MISSILE — Date: 1959 : a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed and low …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRUISE MISSILE — Function: noun Date: 1959 : a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CRUISE MISSILE — ■ noun a low-flying missile which is guided to its target by an on-board computer.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CRUISE MISSILE — [cruise missile] n (1959): a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRUISE MISSILE — type of low-flying strategic guided missile. The German V-1 missile used in World War II was a precursor of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CRUISE MISSILE — noun a large weapon with a warhead that flies close to the ground and is guided by its own computer …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRUISE MISSILE — ( cruise missiles) A cruise missile is a missile which carries a nuclear warhead and which is guided by a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRUISE MISSILE — (~s) A ~ is a missile which carries a nuclear warhead and which is guided by a computer. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CRUISE MISSILE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A recent example is the termination of the B-1 bomber in favor of the cruise …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRUISE MISSILE — Type of low-flying strategic guided missile developed by the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and '70s. The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CRUISE MISSILE — Guided missile, the major portion of whose flight path to its target is conducted at approximately constant velocity; depends on …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета крылатая ракета
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRUISE MISSILE — Крылатая ракета
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
CRUISE MISSILE — крылатая ракета крылатая ракета
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
MISSILE — I Missiles vary from small tactical weapons effective out to only a few hundred feet to much larger strategic weapons …
Английский словарь Британика
CRUISE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) cruise missile Cruise Tom Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
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
CRUISE — I. ˈkrüz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Dutch kruisen to make a cross, move crosswise, cruise, from Middle Dutch crucen, …
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
CRUISE — (v. t.) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.
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
CRUISE — — cruisingly , adv. /kroohz/ , v. , cruised, cruising , n. v.i. 1. to sail about on a pleasure …
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
CRUISE — I. ˈkrüz verb ( cruised ; cruis·ing ) Etymology: Dutch kruisen to make a cross, cruise, from Middle Dutch crucen, …
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
CRUISE — noun ·see cruse, a small bottle. 2. cruise ·vi to wander hither and thither on land. 3. cruise ·add. ·vt …
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
CRUISE — [cruise] vb cruised ; cruis.ing [D kruisen to make a cross, cruise, fr. MD crucen, fr. cruce cross, fr. L …
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
CRUISE — cruise, C~ BrE AmE kruːz (= crews) ▷ cruised kruːzd ▷ cruises ˈkruːz ɪz -əz ▷ cruising ˈkruːz ɪŋ ▶ …
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
CRUISE — / kruːz; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a journey by sea, visiting different places, especially as a holiday …
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
CRUISE — I. cruise 1 /kruːz/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Dutch ; Origin: kruisen 'to make a cross, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
CRUISE — ( cruises, cruising, cruised) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cruise …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
CRUISE
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
CRUISE — (missile) [noun] [C] - a winged missile which can be directed by a computer during its flight and which sometimes …
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
CRUISE — n. cruise missile Cruise Tom Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
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
CRUISE — v 1. to repeatedly traverse a particular stretch of road, usually with the intent of meeting members of the opposite …
Slang English vocab
CRUISE — I. ||cruise verb Synonyms: go 1, fare, hie, journey, pass, proceed, push on, repair, travel, wend II. cruise noun Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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