cruise missilenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkruːz ˈmɪs.aɪl/us/ˌkruːz ˈmɪs.əl/a missile (= flying weapon) that can be directed by a computer during its flight and that sometimes carries nuclear explosives
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Bombs & missiles
- atom bomb
- ballistic
- ballistic missile
- ballistics
- bomblet
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- grenade
- guided missile
- H-bomb
- missile
- Molotov cocktail
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- smart bomb
- smoke bomb
- surface-to-air missile
- time bomb
- torpedo
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