AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase air-to-ground missile. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| bomb | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions • strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual verb • throw bombs at or attack with bombs • fail to get a passing grade | ||||||
| missile | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled | ||||||
| projectile | nounn | |||||
noun • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine adjective satellite • impelling or impelled forward | ||||||
| rocket | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine • a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion • erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender • propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon • sends a firework display high into the sky verb • shoot up abruptly, like a rocket • propel with a rocket | ||||||
| warhead | nounn | |||||
noun • the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents | ||||||
| air-to-surface missile | nounn | |||||
noun • a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground | ||||||
