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INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another
Synonyms:
ICBM; intercontinental ballistic missile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("intercontinental ballistic missile" is a kind of...):
ballistic missile (a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intercontinental ballistic missile"):
Minuteman (a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos)
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