cruise missile
nounDefinition of cruise missile
: a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed and low altitude
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Western experts and President Trump have suggested the explosion occurred while the Russian military was testing a novel type of cruise missile design that uses nuclear propulsion, which NATO refers to as the Skyfall missile. — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, "Russia Identifies 4 Radioactive Isotopes From Nuclear Accident," 26 Aug. 2019 The missile was once banned under the INF treaty and looks like a tomahawk cruise missile. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "After Leaving Treaty, U.S. Tests Ground Launched Cruise Missile," 20 Aug. 2019 Yet for all the hype, Russia’s early tests of the cruise missile appeared to fail, even before last week’s disaster. — David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com, "Fatal explosion in Russia released radiation, giving United States pause," 12 Aug. 2019 The Trump administration broadened the review to encompass threats such as advanced cruise missiles and hypersonic technologies. — Courtney Mcbride, WSJ, "Trump Outlines Broader Missile-Defense Strategy," 17 Jan. 2019 Some Pentagon estimates say that a low-flying cruise missile with a potential range of about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) could be ready for deployment in 18 months. — CBS News, "U.S. conducts first cruise missile test since withdrawal from INF Treaty with Russia," 20 Aug. 2019 France, on the other hand, has been building submarines and equipping some of its Rafale fighter bombers with medium-range nuclear cruise missiles. — Taylor Dinerman, WSJ, "A Nuclear Battle Is Ahead in Congress," 3 Jan. 2019 Some Pentagon estimates have suggested that a low-flying cruise missile with a potential range of about 620 miles could be flight-tested this month and be ready for deployment in 18 months. — NBC News, "With Cold War pact dead, U.S. looks to place intermediate-range missiles in Asia," 3 Aug. 2019 Some Pentagon estimates have suggested that a low-flying cruise missile with a potential range of about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) could be flight-tested this month and be ready for deployment in 18 months. — Washington Post, "Esper: US to soon put intermediate range missile in Asia," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cruise missile.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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