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Vocabulary Entry
icbm
|noun • verb
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N
noun
ICBM stands for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, a type of guided missile with a range greater than 5,500 kilometers.
Example Sentences
"The military tested a new ICBM designed for long-range strikes."
"ICBMs can deliver nuclear warheads over vast distances."
"Countries are often monitored for their development of ICBM technology."
V
verb
ICBM can also be used informally as a verb meaning to launch or threaten to launch an ICBM.
Example Sentences
"The leader threatened to ICBM the rival nation if provoked."
"In the simulation, we had to decide when to ICBM our opponents."
"Tensions rose as both sides prepared to ICBM at dawn."