guided missile

noun

: a missile whose course may be altered during flight (as by a target-seeking radar device)

Examples of guided missile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With its sophisticated radar system and Phoenix guided missiles, the F-14 could bring down a target from 100 miles away. — Stephen Witt, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for guided missile

• abyssal
• dismissal
• epistle
• bristle
• fissile
• gristle
• missal
• nissl
• thistle
• whistle

Kids Definition

guided missile

noun

: a missile whose course may be changed during flight