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hypersonic missiles

hypersonic missiles is the plural of hypersonic missile.

Meaning of hypersonic missile

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

Questions about hypersonic missiles

What is hypersonic missiles the plural of?
Hypersonic missiles is the plural of hypersonic missile.

Words near hypersonic missiles in the dictionary

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

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