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hypersonic missile

hypersonic missile noun: a missile that travels at speeds greater than Mach 5 and can maneuver during atmospheric flight, making it extremely difficult to detect and intercept.

Noun

hypersonic missile (plural hypersonic missiles)

  1. A missile that travels at speeds greater than Mach 5 and can maneuver during atmospheric flight, making it extremely difficult to detect and intercept.
    • Russia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four people and injured about 100.2026 May 24, Jennifer Rankin, “Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic ballistic missile in ‘deranged’ attack”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 May 2026

hypersonic missile meaning in Tamil

hypersonic missile in Tamil

மீயுயர் அதிர்வெண் ஏவுகணை

Forms of hypersonic missile

pluralhypersonic missiles

Questions about hypersonic missile

What does hypersonic missile mean?
Hypersonic missile means a missile that travels at speeds greater than Mach 5 and can maneuver during atmospheric flight, making it extremely difficult to detect and intercept.
What is hypersonic missile in Tamil?
Hypersonic missile in Tamil is மீயுயர் அதிர்வெண் ஏவுகணை. See Hypersonic missile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypersonic missile?
Hypersonic missile is a noun.
What is the plural of hypersonic missile?
The plural of hypersonic missile is hypersonic missiles.

Words near hypersonic missile in the dictionary

  1. hypersonic
  2. hypersonic bomb
  3. hypersonic bombs
  4. hypersonic glide vehicle
  5. hypersonic glide vehicles
  6. hypersonic missile
  7. hypersonic missiles
  8. hypersonic weapon
  9. hypersonic weapons
  10. hypersonically
  11. hypersonics

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