ICBM

abbr. intercontinental ballistic missile.

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noun

a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another (Freq. 3)

• Syn: ↑intercontinental ballistic missile

• Hypernyms: ↑ballistic missile

• Hyponyms: ↑Minuteman

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abbreviation or noun (-s)

: an intercontinental ballistic missile

the ICBM era — Clay Blair

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See intercontinental ballistic missile.

Also, I.C.B.M.

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abbrev

Intercontinental ballistic missile

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ICBM UK [ˌaɪ siː biː ˈem] US [ˌaɪ si bi ˈem] noun [countable] [singular ICBM plural ICBMs]

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile: a large powerful nuclear weapon that can travel very long distances

Thesaurus: nuclear weapons_hyponym

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ICBM (no periods) or I.C.B.M.,

intercontinental ballistic missile, a ballistic missile with a range of over 5,000 miles.

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abbr. intercontinental ballistic missile

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/ˌaıˌsiːˌbiːˈɛm/ noun, pl ICBM's or ICBMs [count]

: a type of missile that can fly from one continent to another

◇ ICBM is an abbreviation of “intercontinental ballistic missile.”