ballistic missile

== English == === Etymology === From ballistic +‎ missile. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ballistic missile (plural ballistic missiles) (military, astronautics) A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory. Alternative form: BM (initialism) Hypernyms: missile < weapon Hyponyms: ALBM, ABM, ICBM, LRBM, IRBM, MRBM, SLBM, SRBM ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === guided missile cruise missile