guided missile

English

Etymology

From guided +‎ missile.

Noun

guided missile (plural guided missiles)

  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.
    • 1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 35:
      Lawrence was a rocket man, working on guided missiles.

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