intercontinental ballistic missile
English
Alternative forms
- ICBM (initialism)
Etymology
intercontinental + ballistic missile
Noun
intercontinental ballistic missile (plural intercontinental ballistic missiles)
- (military, astronautics) A class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads.
Translations
a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
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