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missile gap

missile gap noun: the perceived superiority during the Cold War of the number and power of the USSR's missiles in comparison with those of the United States.

Noun

missile gap (plural missile gaps)

  1. (US, historical) The perceived superiority during the Cold War of the number and power of the USSR's missiles in comparison with those of the United States.

Forms of missile gap

pluralmissile gaps

Questions about missile gap

What does missile gap mean?
Missile gap means the perceived superiority during the Cold War of the number and power of the USSR's missiles in comparison with those of the United States.
What part of speech is missile gap?
Missile gap is a noun.
What is the plural of missile gap?
The plural of missile gap is missile gaps.

Words near missile gap in the dictionary

  1. Missildine
  2. Missildines
  3. missile
  4. missile farm
  5. missile farms
  6. missile gap
  7. missile gaps
  8. missile silo
  9. missile silos
  10. missileer
  11. missileers

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