'antiballistic missile missile' definitions:

Definition of 'antiballistic missile missile'

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Missile \Mis"sile\, n. [L. missile.]
1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. [1913 Webster]
2. A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target. [PJC]
Note: Numerous types of rocket-propelled missile[2] are now used in modern warfare. Some types with names indicating their range or function are: {antiaircraft missile}; ballistic missile; cruise missile; antiballistic missile missile; air-to-air missile; air-to-ground missile; guided missile; intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM); intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM); surface-to-air missile.