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guided missiles

guided missiles is the plural of guided missile.

Meaning of guided missile

Noun

guided missile (plural guided missiles)

  1. 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.
    • Lawrence was a rocket man, working on guided missiles.1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 35

Questions about guided missiles

What is guided missiles the plural of?
Guided missiles is the plural of guided missile.

Words near guided missiles in the dictionary

  1. guidecraft
  2. guided
  3. guided capitalism
  4. guided capitalisms
  5. guided missile
  6. guided missiles
  7. guided notes
  8. guided tour
  9. guided tours
  10. guided-missile
  11. guidedness

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