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ballistic missile

noun

Rocketry.
  1. any missile that, after being launched and possibly guided during takeoff, travels unpowered in a ballistic trajectory.


ballistic missile

noun

  1. a missile that has no wings or fins and that follows a ballistic trajectory when its propulsive power is discontinued
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of ballistic missile1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Two ballistic missiles struck the city centre mid-morning on Sunday, exploding near the state university and congress centre, leaving bloodied bodies scattered in the streets.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the "terrible strike by Russian ballistic missiles" hit an "ordinary city street, ordinary life", adding that without strong pressure, "Russia will continue to drag out this war".

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He said it was a "bad deal" because it was not permanent and did not address Iran's ballistic missile programme, amongst other things.

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The head of the city's defence administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, said a ballistic missile had landed in the centre of a residential area.

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And it is still possible that he will do this by launching the equivalent of a salvo of ballistic missiles into the global trading system, with a universal tariff on all imports into the USA.

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