guided-missile
adj1
Attributive form of guided missile
guided missile
nounalso spelled guided-missileEtymology From guided + missile.
1
An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces.
- Lawrence was a rocket man, working on guided missiles.1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 35:
- Derived terms
- G, guided-missile, guided-missile battlecruiser, guided-missile battleship, guided-missile corvette, guided-missile cruiser, CG, CGN, guided-missile destroyer, DDG. DG, guided-missile frigate, FFG, FG, guided-missile ship, guided-missile submarine, SSG, SSGN
- Related terms
- ballistic missile, cruise missile