Cruise-Missile

Cruise-Missile
Cruise-Mis|sile
['kru:z 'misil, - 'misail], auch Cruise|mis|sile das; -s, -s
<aus gleichbed. engl.-amerik. cruise missile zu to cruise »sich (kreuzend) vorwärts bewegen« u. missile »Geschoss, Flugkörper«>
unbemannter Flugkörper mit Düsenantrieb (u. zusätzlichen Startraketen) u. konventionellem od. nuklearem Gefechtskopf, Marschflugkörper, Flügelrakete.

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