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    GUIDANCE DEVICE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    guidance device; guidance system

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("guidance device" is a kind of...):

    system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guidance device"):

    JDAM; Joint Direct Attack Munition (a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs)

    Holonyms ("guidance device" is a part of...):

    guided missile (a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)

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