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Definition of Guided missile
1. Noun. A rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices.
Terms within: Guidance Device, Guidance System, Homing Device, Load, Payload, Warhead
Generic synonyms: Missile
Definition of Guided missile
1. Noun. An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guided Missile
Literary usage of Guided missile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"The entire process by which target intelligence information received by the guided
missile is used to effect proper flight control to cause timely direction ..."
2. Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force by Robert Frank Futrell (1989)
"The full effect of the Army Air Forces' decision was to subordinate the guided
missile research and development program to the support of a strategic bomber ..."
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