a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile)

the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective

the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs"

a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb

a guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships

a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile)

the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective

the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents