单词 | sidewinder missile |
释义 | > as lemmasSidewinder missile 4. Usually with capital initial. A type of short-range air-to-air missile employing a homing system (typically one that uses infrared technology). Frequently attributive, esp. in Sidewinder missile.For the semantic motivation of this sense see note in etymology.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΚΠ 1952 R. Hofstadter et al. in Final Rep.: Mil. Role Infrared Detection (Brown Univ.) II. iii. 119 The Sidewinder missile is a guided missile adapting an IR seeker head to an existing (HPAG) 5″ rocket... The Sidewinder is characterized by simplicity of mechanical and electronic design. 1987 R.A.F. Yearbk. 36/3 Provision for the carriage and firing of Sidewinder air-to-air missiles in the event of a war situation. 1996 Financial Times 14 Dec. 3 The US decision to buy an evolution of the existing Sidewinder missile suggests that the Pentagon is increasingly opting for low-cost and low-risk upgrades of its existing stocks. 2013 G. K. Piehler Encycl. Mil. Sci. 77/2 The Sidewinder currently in use is the AIM-9X variant. < as lemmas |
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