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We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic missile defense and put it in a place where it will do a lot of good, namely, in targeted pay increases to our enlisted personnel, particularly our NCOs and our junior warrant officers.
John Spratt

Meaning of "ballistic missile" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALLISTIC MISSILE

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Ballistic missile is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BALLISTIC MISSILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ballistic missile

Ballistic missile

A ballistic missile is a missile that follows a ballistic flightpath with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target. A ballistic missile is only guided during the relatively brief initial powered phase of flight, whose trajectory is subsequently governed by the laws of classical mechanics, in contrast to a cruise missile which is aerodynamically guided in powered flight. Shorter range ballistic missiles stay within the Earth's atmosphere, while longer range ones are designed to spend some of their flight time above the atmosphere and are thus considered sub-orbital.

Definition of ballistic missile in the English dictionary

The definition of ballistic missile in the dictionary is a missile that has no wings or fins and that follows a ballistic trajectory when its propulsive power is discontinued.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALLISTIC MISSILE

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ballhandling
ballhawk
ballicatter
Balliol
ballista
ballistae
ballistic
ballistic galvanometer
ballistically
ballistics
ballistite
ballistospore
ballocks
ballon
ballon d´essai
ballonet
ballons d´essai
balloon

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALLISTIC MISSILE

air-to-air missile
air-to-ground missile
air-to-sea missile
anti-aircraft missile
antiballistic missile
antimissile
circumscissile
cruise missile
emissile
fissile
guided missile
intercontinental ballistic missile
intermediate range ballistic missile
intermediate-range ballistic missile
medium-range ballistic missile
medium range missile
missile
scissile
sessile
subsessile
tensile

Synonyms and antonyms of ballistic missile in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ballistic missile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE

Find out the translation of ballistic missile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ballistic missile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ballistic missile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弹道导弹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

misil balístico
570 millions of speakers

English

ballistic missile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैलिस्टिक मिसाइल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صاروخ باليستي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

баллистическая ракета
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mísseis balísticos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

missile balistique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peluru berpandu balistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ballistische Rakete
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弾道ミサイル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탄도 미사일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balistik misil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tên lửa đạn đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏவுகணை ஏவுகணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षेपणास्त्राची क्षेपणास्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

balistik füze
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

missile balistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rakiet balistycznych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

балістична ракета
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rachete balistice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαλλιστικών πυραύλων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raket
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ballistiska missiler
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ballistisk missil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ballistic missile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALLISTIC MISSILE»

The term «ballistic missile» is regularly used and occupies the 68.234 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALLISTIC MISSILE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ballistic missile

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3 QUOTES WITH «BALLISTIC MISSILE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ballistic missile.
1
Frank Gaffney
Unfortunately, the cyber threat to 'the grid' is only one means of eviscerating the soft underbelly of American society. Another which has been getting increasing attention could be delivered via the kind of nuclear-armed ballistic missile that Iran and North Korea have been developing: a strategic electro-magnetic pulse attack.
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Don Nickles
If you really believe the number one priority of our government is the protection of our people, then the idea of being defenseless against an intercontinental ballistic missile or any other type of weapon system that puts us in jeopardy is not acceptable.
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John Spratt
We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic missile defense and put it in a place where it will do a lot of good, namely, in targeted pay increases to our enlisted personnel, particularly our NCOs and our junior warrant officers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALLISTIC MISSILE»

Discover the use of ballistic missile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ballistic missile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ballistic Missile Defense
Examines the strategic aspects of ballistic missiles
Ashton B. Carter, David N. Schwartz, 1984
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From Polaris to Trident: The Development of US Fleet ...
This book provides a complete history of the US Fleet Ballistic Missile programme from its inception in the 1950s and the development of Polaris to the deployment of Trident II in 1990.
Graham Spinardi, 1994
3
Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005
This book explores the development and variants of the missile and its launch systems, its proliferation outside the West, and its role in conflicts around the world
Steven J Zaloga, 2013
4
Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve ...
The Missile Defense Agency estimated in 2008 that the potential costs of fielding ballistic missile defenses in Europe would be more than $4 billion through 2015.
John H. Pendleton, 2010
5
History of Strategic and Ballistic Missile Defense: Volume ...
The first question concerns the means that leaders chose for defense against an increasingly sophisticated offensive threat. Includes several appendices of chronologies, tables, charts, maps and notes.
Barry Leonard, 2010
6
Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense: Background and Issues ...
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication.
Ronald O'Rourke, 2011
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Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve ...
Since 2002, the DoD has spent over $80 billion on developing and fielding a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) comprised of various land-and-sea-based elements employed by multiple combatant commands and services.
John H. Pendleton (au), 2011
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Foreign Missile Developments and the Ballistic Missile ...
The Intell. Community produces annual reports containing the latest intelligence on ballistic missile (BM) develop. and threats and a discussion of non-missile threat options. This paper is an unclassified summary of the Nat. Intell.
Barry Leonard, 2008
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Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe
In early 2007, the Bush Admin. proposed deploying a ground-based mid-course defense element in Europe of the larger Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMD) to defend against an Iranian missile threat.
Steven A. Hildreth, 2010
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Ballistic Missile Defense and Offensive Arms Reductions: A ...
Ballistic missile defenses (BMD) have been an issue in U.S.-Soviet and U.S.-Russian arms control talks since the 1970s.
Steven A. Hildreth, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLISTIC MISSILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ballistic missile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Iran nuclear talks: Tehran tells UN - lift ballistic missile embargo or …
It has demanded a parallel agreement to lift the United Nations' arms embargo and its sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile development. «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
How Many Ballistic Missile Submarines Will Russia Build?
The head of the Russian Navy is considering increasing the number of SSBNs to be commissioned past 2020. L1001025. By Franz-Stefan ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
3
Iran demands end to UN missile sanctions
A dispute over UN sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile programme and a broader arms embargo were among issues holding up a nuclear deal ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
4
The Lagging Architecture of NATO Missile Defense
Yet, while the United States has realigned its national military strategy to meet the new concerns out of Moscow, NATO's ballistic missile ... «International Policy Digest, Jul 15»
5
Battle Creek vies to be defense center
... operated by the Michigan Army National Guard, is one of four sites nationwide that hopes to land a $3 billion ballistic missile defense system. «WZZM, Jul 15»
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Russia's New Nuclear Submarines to Target US Aircraft Carriers
The Borei-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), which first entered into service in 2013, will serve as the undersea leg of ... «The National Interest Online, Jul 15»
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NAWCWD hosts MDA, Japanese for first live-fire test of SM-3 Block …
Aegis BMD is the naval component of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The MDA and the U.S. Navy cooperatively manage the ... «Ventura County Star, Jul 15»
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North Korea brags some more about submarine-launched ballistic
... a bit more information about what North Korean media has claimed was the successful test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in May. «Ars Technica UK, Jul 15»
9
PLA to put five Type 094 ballistic missile subs into service
After a visit by a Chinese Type 039A Yuan-class diesel-electric submarine to the port of Karachi in Pakistan on May 22, the Times of India has ... «WantChinaTimes, Jul 15»
10
MDA Taps IDT to Automate Ballistic Missile Defense System Tests …
MissileDefense The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Innovative Defense Technologies a three-year, $9.99 million contract to develop ... «GovConWire, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ballistic missile [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ballistic-missile>. Apr 2024 ».
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