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Definitions

cruise missile

NOUN
long-range guided missile
Synonyms
WEAK
Exocet missile Tomahawk missile ballistic missile surface-to-air missile surface-to-surface missile

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Centcom then released a statement on 31 March denying it was a US missile, instead saying that footage of the attack was consistent with an Iranian Hoveyzeh cruise missile.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Video footage clearly shows the damage was done by a Tomahawk cruise missile.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a strategic long-range cruise missile into the sea, state media reported Monday.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

We're told to turn off our phones - such is the secrecy around the production of Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

A stealthy aircraft bombing unimpededly is not distinct from a cruise missile fired at 1,000 miles regarding the effect of ordnance on target.

From Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance by Wade, James P.