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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The Tomahawk cruise missile is manufactured by Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a division of RTX Corporation.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Trump’s announcement comes after Russia flexed its military muscle last week by testing its much-vaunted Burevestnik long-range cruise missile, which is capable of carrying conventional or nuclear warheads.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Loose talk Days later, the Burevestnik cruise missile tests were announced by Putin dressed, somewhat unusually, in a military uniform.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Rain, wind gusts, birds and other atmospheric surprises during low-altitude flight might alter the inflowing air to the cruise missile, degrading the reactor.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Trump’s announcement comes after Russia flexed its military muscle last week by testing its much-vaunted Burevestnik long-range cruise missile, which is capable of carrying conventional or nuclear warheads.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Loose talk Days later, the Burevestnik cruise missile tests were announced by Putin dressed, somewhat unusually, in a military uniform.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Rain, wind gusts, birds and other atmospheric surprises during low-altitude flight might alter the inflowing air to the cruise missile, degrading the reactor.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Cruise missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20missile. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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