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Meanings of cruise missiles in English

Russian
самолёт-снаряд
Portuguese
míssil de cruzeiro
Spanish
misiles de crucero
Catalan
bomba volant
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Guided missile used on specific targets on enemy's ground.

самолёт-снаряд
Usage of cruise missiles in English
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But it can also be reached by air and submarine-launched cruise missiles.
News.com.au
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The ones they couldn't turn off they sundered with cruise missiles instead.
Sea of Rust
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A month ago, he announced that he was moving cruise missiles to Kaliningrad.
The Guardian
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Anti-ship cruise missiles are guided missiles which generally skim the water.
Radio NZ
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On Thursday, a consignment of Russian Yankhont anti-ship cruise missiles arrived in Syria.
The Guardian
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The vessels are widely believed to have been deployed with nuclear cruise missiles.
Reuters
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The missiles defend against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned planes, and cruise missiles.
Reuters
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Tenet and Clinton's national-security aides agreed to hit the camp with cruise missiles.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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The cruise missiles were spinning in their chambers and locked on the target.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
10
Hatchets, cruise missiles and bullets were the weapons at my disposal.
The Irish Times
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Unlike jets or cruise missiles, the Iskanders could evade much of NATO's defenses.
Reuters
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But from the onset of cruise missiles and aerial bombardments, Belgrade was assaulted.
The Irish Times
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The Pentagon said warplanes, drones and Tomahawk cruise missiles were used in the strikes.
Radio NZ
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One alternative that has been suggested is using cruise missiles based on different submarines.
BBC
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Three times the chance came to strike with cruise missiles.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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These are either cruise missiles or short range ballistic missiles.
News.com.au