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[syn: intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ICBM \ICBM\ n. [acronym intercontinental ballistic missile]
An intercontinental ballistic missile, a long-range ballistic
missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to
another. Contrasted with IRBM.
Syn: intercontinental ballistic missile.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ballistic missile \bal*lis"tic mis`sile\, n.
A rocket-propelled missile of long range which is guided only
during the powered portion of its flight, which usually takes
only a small part of the total flight time; -- contrasted
with guided missile.
Note: Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred to by their
range, such as an
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or an
intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM).
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ICBM
n 1: a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one
continent to another [syn: intercontinental ballistic
missile, ICBM]