cruise missile
noun
: a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed and low altitude
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The air force said Russia fired 595 drones and 48 missiles, including two ballistic missiles and powerful cruise missiles.
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Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
The dumpsite was found to be home to warheads from V-1 flying bombs, the cruise missile used by Nazi Germany in late World War II.
—New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
The presence of the Ohio—designed to launch up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles—follows China's deployment of its most advanced aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian, in the South China Sea for testing and training.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
If completed, the deal would give Taiwan 12 NASAMS batteries, potentially enough to provide overlapping coverage of key areas against short- and medium-range threats such as aircraft, drones, helicopters, and cruise missiles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
The dumpsite was found to be home to warheads from V-1 flying bombs, the cruise missile used by Nazi Germany in late World War II.
—New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
The presence of the Ohio—designed to launch up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles—follows China's deployment of its most advanced aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian, in the South China Sea for testing and training.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
If completed, the deal would give Taiwan 12 NASAMS batteries, potentially enough to provide overlapping coverage of key areas against short- and medium-range threats such as aircraft, drones, helicopters, and cruise missiles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Cruise missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20missile. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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