guid|ed-mis|sile

guid|ed-mis|sile
guid|ed missile «GY dihd»,
a missile that can be guided in flight to its target by means of radio signals from the ground or by automatic devices inside the missile which direct its course. Correction or alteration of the course of a missile in the atmosphere can be made aerodynamically. A missile operating outside the earth's atmosphere is guided only during the period of thrust and thereafter follows a ballistic trajectory unless thrust is resumed.
guid|ed-mis|sile «GY dihd MIHS uhl», adjective.
1. of or having to do with a guided missile or guided missiles: »

a guided-missile base.

2. able to carry and launch a guided missile or guided missiles: »

a guided-missile submarine.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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