cruise missile
noun
: a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed and low altitude
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The Houthis launched over the weekend three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three attack drones and an anti-ship cruise missile, all of which were defeated, the Navy said.
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2024
The Black Sea fleet at Novorossiysk also contributed to the attack with Kalibr cruise missiles.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
In April, the U.S. Army sent a Typhon launcher to northern Luzon in the Philippines for drills, which can launch two types of anti-surface and anti-air munitions, the Tomahawk cruise missile and the Standard Missile 6, with respective ranges of 1,000 and 290 miles.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
But the Ukrainian air force claimed to have shot down 76 cruise missiles and three other types of missile as well as 32 drones.
—Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2024
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2024
The Black Sea fleet at Novorossiysk also contributed to the attack with Kalibr cruise missiles.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
In April, the U.S. Army sent a Typhon launcher to northern Luzon in the Philippines for drills, which can launch two types of anti-surface and anti-air munitions, the Tomahawk cruise missile and the Standard Missile 6, with respective ranges of 1,000 and 290 miles.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
But the Ukrainian air force claimed to have shot down 76 cruise missiles and three other types of missile as well as 32 drones.
—Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Cruise missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20missile. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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