BALLISTIC MISSILE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("ballistic missile" is a kind of...):

missile (a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ballistic missile"):

ICBM; intercontinental ballistic missile (a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another)