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mis·sile [ˈmɪsaɪl, Am -səl] N

1. missile MIL (explosive weapon):

missile
Flugkörper m <-s, ->
missile
Rakete f <-, -n>
ballistic missile
ballistischer Flugkörper
guided missile
Lenkflugkörper m <-s, ->
long-range/medium-range missile
Langstrecken-/Mittelstreckenrakete f
surface-to-air/surface-to-surface missile
Boden-Luft-/Boden-Boden-Rakete f

2. missile MIL (fired object):

missile
[Raketen]geschoss nt
missile
Projektil nt <-s, -e>

3. missile (thrown object):

missile
Wurfgeschoss nt <-es, -e>

anti-ˈmis·sile ADJ attr, inv

anti-missile
Antiraketen-
anti-missile defence
Raketenabwehr f

bal·lis·tic ˈmis·sile N

ballistic missile
Raketengeschoss nt

cruise ˈmis·sile N

cruise missile
Marschflugkörper m <-s, ->

ˈmis·sile base N

missile base
Raketenabschussbasis f <-, -basen>
missile base
Raketenstützpunkt m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈmis·sile launch·er N

missile launcher
[Raketen]abschussrampe f
missile launcher (vehicle)
Raketenwerfer m <-s, ->

scud ˈmis·sile N

scud missile
Scud Missile nt

ground-to-air ˈmis·sile N MIL

ground-to-air missile
Boden-Luft-Rakete f <-, -n>

mis·sile de·ˈfence sys·tem N

missile defence system
Raketenabwehrsystem nt <-s, -e>

sur·face-to-air ˈmis·sile N, SAM N MIL

surface-to-air missile
Boden-Luft-Rakete f <-, -n>

sur·face-to-ˈsur·face mis·sile N MIL

surface-to-surface missile
Boden-Boden-Rakete f <-, -n>

Cu·ban Mis·sile Cri·sis SUSBT HISTORY

Cuban Missile Crisis
Kubakrise f