icbm
IPA: ˈaɪsibˈiˈɛm
Root Word: ICBM
noun
- (weaponry) Initialism of intercontinental ballistic missile. [(military, astronautics) A class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads.]
Examples of "icbm" in Sentences
- As opposed to, say, the invention of the ICBM.
- The article claims that R 16 to be the first ICBM.
- DD was responsible for the development of the ICBM.
- I don't want to 'go' there or to aim a ICBM at the place.
- In this situation, you catch the ICBM soon after takeoff.
- An ICBM warhead version of the weapon was cancelled in 1957.
- It was then speculated that development of an ICBM was not far behind.
- If the ICBM was set to detonate on impact, then that would be correct.
- Resulting in the development of the intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM .
- In 1972 the Director was Academician Dorodnitcyn one of the pioneers of ICBM.