intercontinental ballistic missile

== English == === Etymology === From intercontinental +‎ ballistic missile. === Noun === intercontinental ballistic missile (plural intercontinental ballistic missiles) (military, astronautics) A class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads. Synonyms: ICBM, IBM (initialisms) Hypernyms: ballistic missile < missile < weapon Coordinate terms: ALBM, ABM, LRBM, IRBM, MRBM, SLBM, SRBM ==== Translations ====