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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Meanwhile, the destroyers bring with them hundreds of missiles, which could include dozens of Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles.
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Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Another cruise missile option is the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Iran’s future won’t be decided by American cruise missiles.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 11 Jan. 2026
Ukraine’s air defense system destroyed or suppressed 226 drones, 10 cruise missiles and 8 ballistic missiles.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Another cruise missile option is the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Iran’s future won’t be decided by American cruise missiles.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 11 Jan. 2026
Ukraine’s air defense system destroyed or suppressed 226 drones, 10 cruise missiles and 8 ballistic missiles.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cruise missile
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“Cruise missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20missile. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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