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intercontinental ballistic missile
noun
- any supersonic missile that has a range of at least 3500 nautical miles (6,500 km) and follows a ballistic trajectory after a powered, guided launching. : ICBM, I.C.B.M.
intercontinental ballistic missile
/ ˌɪԳəˌɒԳɪˈɛԳə /
noun
- a missile that follows a ballistic trajectory and has the range to carry a nuclear bomb over 5500 km ICBM
intercontinental ballistic missile
- A missile with a long range (five thousand miles or more) that carries nuclear warheads and can be launched from the ground or from submarines. ( See also MIRV .)
Word History and Origins
Origin of intercontinental ballistic missile1
Example Sentences
The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is set to launch from the Santa Barbara County base sometime between 11:01 p.m.
In a tiny, cramped control room at the bottom, accessible by an even more cramped lift, coded orders to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles would have been received, deciphered and acted upon.
Ukraine claimed Russia had used an intercontinental ballistic missile, which would have represented a significant escalation in its assaults.
Not only are intercontinental ballistic missiles redundant, but they are prone to a high risk of accidental use.…They do not make us any safer.
The country is barred by United Nations Security Council resolutions from launching such rockets because they use the same technology needed to build intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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