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    ICBM

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to anotherplay

    Synonyms:

    ICBM; intercontinental ballistic missile

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("ICBM" is a kind of...):

    ballistic missile (a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target)

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

    Minuteman (a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos)

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