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cruise missile
noun
- a winged guided missile designed to deliver a conventional or nuclear warhead by flying at low altitudes to avoid detection by radar.
cruise missile
noun
- an air-breathing low-flying subsonic missile that is continuously powered and guided throughout its flight and carries a warhead
cruise missile
- A military missile equipped with an onboard computer that allows it to guide itself on a preprogrammed course over long distances by sensing the terrain and comparing it to maps stored in its memory. ( See smart weapons (see also smart weapons ).)
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Cruise missiles first came into public awareness during the Persian Gulf War .
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