ballistic missile(n = noun.artifact) - a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target;
is a kind of missile
has particulars: icbm, intercontinental ballistic missile
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
"Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred to by their range, such as an
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