ICBM

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ICBM \ICBM\ n. [acronym intercontinental ballistic missile]
     An intercontinental ballistic missile, a long-range ballistic
     missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to
     another. Contrasted with {IRBM}.
  
     Syn: intercontinental ballistic missile.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ballistic missile \bal*lis"tic mis`sile\, n.
     A rocket-propelled missile of long range which is guided only
     during the powered portion of its flight, which usually takes
     only a small part of the total flight time; -- contrasted
     with {guided missile}.
  
     Note: Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred to by their
           range, such as an
  
     {intercontinental ballistic missile} ({ICBM}) or an
  
     {intermediate range ballistic missile} ({IRBM}).
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ICBM
       n : a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one
           continent to another [syn: {intercontinental ballistic
           missile}]