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Meanings of rapier missile system in English

Russian
рапира
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1970S surface-to-air missile system by BAC.

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        Examples for "rapier"
        Examples for "rapier"
        1
        It seeks to use state power as a rapier not a bludgeon.
        The Guardian
        2
        Dahlgren's rapier tip moved slowly from right to left, with mesmerizing effect.
        The Queen of Bedlam
        3
        Strickland employed not the rapier of sarcasm but the bludgeon of invective.
        The Moon and Sixpence
        4
        Once more he was thrusting at her with the rapier of truth.
        The Lamp of Fate
        5
        A real smile this time, and I didn't see a rapier anywhere.
        The shifter
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