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cruise missile

cruise missile noun: a missile designed for guided flight over the full course of its path.

cruise missile: a missile designed for guided flight over the full course of its path
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Noun

cruise missile (plural cruise missiles)

  1. A missile designed for guided flight over the full course of its path.

cruise missile meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

cruise missile in Hindi

winged missile
क्रूज़ प्रक्षेपास्त्र krūz prakṣepāstra

cruise missile in Tamil

winged missile
சீர்வேக ஏவுகணை cīrvēka ēvukaṇai

cruise missile in Urdu

winged missile
کْرُوز مِیزائِل krūz mīzāil

cruise missile in Bengali

winged missile
গতিনিয়ন্ত্রিত ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র gotoiniẏontrito kheponastro
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cruise missile in Telugu
క్రూయిజ్ క్షిపణి krūyij kṣipaṇi
cruise missile in Arabic
صَارُوخ جَوَّال ṣārūḵ jawwāl
cruise missile in Indonesian
peluru kendali jelajah
cruise missile in Thai
ขีปนาวุธร่อน
cruise missile in Vietnamese
tên lửa hành trình, hỏa tiễn hành trình, tên lửa có cánh

Forms of cruise missile

pluralcruise missiles

Origin of cruise missile

From cruise + missile.

Questions about cruise missile

What does cruise missile mean?
Cruise missile means a missile designed for guided flight over the full course of its path.
What is cruise missile in Hindi?
Cruise missile in Hindi is क्रूज़ प्रक्षेपास्त्र (krūz prakṣepāstra). See Cruise missile meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cruise missile?
Cruise missile is a noun.
What is the plural of cruise missile?
The plural of cruise missile is cruise missiles.

Words near cruise missile in the dictionary

  1. cruise control
  2. cruise controls
  3. Cruise Elroy
  4. cruise liner
  5. cruise liners
  6. cruise missile
  7. cruise missiles
  8. cruise missle
  9. cruise ship
  10. cruise ships
  11. cruise-climb

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