cruise missile
noun
: a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed and low altitude
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Greeneville operates with a crew of roughly 155 sailors and is capable of firing land-attack Tomahawk cruise missiles that travel upwards of 900 miles.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
But Russia has already bombed Lviv, including a few weeks ago when Russian cruise missiles struck critical infrastructure there.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
But Russia has already bombed Lviv, including a few weeks ago when Russian cruise missiles struck critical infrastructure there.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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“Cruise missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20missile. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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