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BRILLIANT PEBBLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("brilliant pebble" is a kind of...):
heat-seeking missile (a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine))